Tough negotiations raised the split to 30 to 45 percent.

"There's still some very tough negotiations to deal with; I want to make that clear."

"After two and a half years of very tough negotiations, I decided it just wouldn't work for me," she said yesterday.

But the two groups have been mired in tough negotiations.

We've got to be prepared for some very tough negotiations."

The Dutch say their achievements have come from tough negotiations.

But he cautioned that "these are going to be some very tough negotiations."

We Indians have never learned the art of tough negotiations."

A year and a half of tough negotiations followed.

State officials said the Medicaid fraud section involved especially tough negotiations.

This means tough negotiations in the weeks ahead between the bishops and Rome.

It's been a long day with some tough negotiations.

Tough negotiations yes, but a lawsuit is likely to be a solution of last resort.

After the heart attack, it was Bill who took on the strain of tough negotiations, phone calls delivering bad news.

Both sides expect tough negotiations in the weeks ahead.

"And we still have a lot of difficult decisions to make and tough negotiations ahead."

Mrs. James said the lower increase for federal workers was "a product of tough negotiations."

They are the result of four years of extremely difficult and tough negotiations.

We have managed, through tough negotiations, to bring in a prohibition of deterioration.

This agreement will mean consumers benefit from many positive developments which were sometimes the result of tough negotiations.

The toughest negotiations involved the immigration bill, which will also be folded into the larger measure.

He said it was in many ways typical of tough negotiations that need a deadline before they are resolved.

In addition to the pilots, Northwest also faces tough negotiations with five other unions.

Western diplomats hope that the Russian move is just an opening bid in what will be long and tough negotiations.

On one hand, in our common tradition trade union rights have often been fought through tough negotiations and fierce conflicts.