Sentence examples for had been negotiations from inspiring English sources

Its arrival saved more than the BBC's blushes: there had been negotiations with lawyers on compensation, which a spokesman said "may have turned out to be quite substantial".

The lawyer, Li Xiaolin, said in a telephone interview on Thursday that the amount being demanded was in flux, and that there had been negotiations between the two parties.

An American official in Washington who has been briefed on the arrest denied that there had been negotiations with the Taliban commander or that Pakistani intelligence engineered the arrest to ensure a role in negotiations.

He said in an interview with state television that there had been negotiations about exchanging the hikers for several Iranians who had been jailed for years in the United States.

Among at least eight prominent Taliban members being held in Pakistan is Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was captured by Pakistani officials early last year, effectively ending what had been negotiations between Mr. Baradar and Mr. Karzai, according to diplomats and officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

But he added that he was now enthusiastic about bringing his show to what he called "the No. 1 network in the world". Mr. Letterman said that there had been negotiations with NBC, "right up until pretty much the last possible moment" that could have brought him the "Tonight" show spot.

But there should have been negotiations".

In fact, over the years there have been negotiations despite the settlement issue.

In recent weeks, there have been negotiations for a settlement that would see Dauman and several other board members step down to resolve the dispute with the Redstones.

Online movie site iFilm had been in negotiations to buy Pop.com, but talks ended last week.

The two companies had been in negotiations for months about a new agreement.