But it has tied up a lot of the top negotiators' time for several days.

But they dispatched their top negotiators and seem certain to attend the convention next month.

Benson also replaced the union's top negotiator in order to adopt a more aggressive stand with the state.

He said he did not expect the top Soviet negotiator on this issue to attend the summit meeting.

Ned Mason, our top negotiator, is on his way.

Japan's top negotiator has virtually dared us to impose sanctions.

Neither side moved from its position yesterday, although top negotiators met for about four hours before taking an afternoon recess.

At midday, one of the top negotiators reported that the Japanese "have moved an awful lot in the last three hours."

The two top negotiators made it clear that wages were the main point of contention.

Israel said it would send its top negotiator to Washington but with limits on what he would do.