preliminary negotiations

The preliminary negotiations were reported to be completed in March 2011.

The preliminary negotiations are due to end by Jan. 1.

And in the preliminary negotiations, China has already offered to open its market to some farm products.

We had preliminary negotiations with them that just did not advance."

People present at the meetings said that what they heard about the preliminary negotiations was troubling.

Preliminary negotiations took place in 1864 with a British bank for financing this project, but were not completed.

The preliminary negotiations culminated in talks that were made final on Monday.

It said it was holding preliminary negotiations with several financial institutions.

Recognition Equipment also said its board had begun preliminary negotiations for the company's sale with several parties.

Preliminary negotiations with affected land owners were commenced in September.

The contract does not expire until February 1991, though preliminary negotiations have already begun.

Peter has established all the necessary contacts and made preliminary negotiations to obtain these aircraft.

I'd even been involved in the preliminary negotiations.

Several reports went so far as to suggest that Räikkönen had entered preliminary negotiations with the team.

After the battle, Napoleon slept in this house and held preliminary negotiations about an armistice.

Nothing in my preliminary negotiations with the Tadigean government led me to expect anything other than a civilized diplomatic conference.

The first full conference of the signers is scheduled to occur in Berlin next spring, and preliminary negotiations are under way.

Preliminary negotiations are under way with an as yet unnamed hotel chain to buy the building and surrounding 8.3 acres of property.

Preliminary negotiations of contract-marriage flounder and fall awry every day.

The Soviets agreed to discuss the situation and suggested that preliminary negotiations begin on April 15.

Even when preliminary negotiations were positive, the size of the proposed American force shocked the Saudis.

Ewing has begun preliminary negotiations with the Knicks concerning a new long-term contract.

Poland, Hungary and both parts of Czechoslovakia would also like to begin preliminary negotiations on joining.

He was to carry out preliminary negotiations for a Confederation embassy, with headquarters and residence grounds of its own.

Thirdly, preliminary negotiations are taking place between Turkey and Greece on this type of issue.