The Administration set today as the deadline for ending the fruitless negotiations to reach a compromise.

But after so many days of fruitless negotiations, some senior political leaders here suggested that time had run out.

Over the next seven days, while fruitless negotiations took place, Castro's forces gradually escaped from the trap.

Following some fruitless negotiations, the women and children were allowed to leave the house, and then both sides began firing.

After days of fruitless negotiations, the Russians have made an all-out attack on the village.

It spent a year in fruitless negotiations with Boeing over possibly building the aircraft together.

After a short and fruitless negotiation, a fight between the pair ensues.

After nearly two months of fruitless negotiations, the Senate majority leader has an obligation to help forge a compromise.

Following apparently fruitless negotiations, there was little sign of any compromise.

We cannot - nor, I doubt, can the region - tolerate another round of fruitless negotiations.