"There was a sense that today we were in real negotiations," he said.

Now the real negotiation begins, over how much the banks will pay.

I, too, believe in the strong defense policy which has finally forced the Soviets to real negotiations.

"But then the real negotiations started," the lawyer said, "and continued all through the process."

The problem is that pay often isn't based on a real negotiation between an executive and a board.

But what we're talking about is opening the door to real negotiations.

The real negotiations for money were turned over to another man!

"You've got to get that out of your system before you start real negotiations."

But if the players go that route, it could be a long time before real negotiations get going.

It therefore becomes a debate in which energy is left out of the real negotiations.