I spent nine months negotiating a deal with a company where I've had a long and fruitful relationship.

But they spent several months negotiating it with the auto industry, producing a detailed proposed regulation.

Indeed, they have spent the past four months negotiating every last sentence in the findings to do what they can to limit their liability.

With the pay issue settled at the start, American proposed spending four months negotiating other issues.

After a few months negotiating with privacy groups and Google, Figueroa abandoned the effort.

"I spent two months negotiating with the players," said Mr. Greenburg.

When Ditto was arrested in 1976, Sarmiento spent months negotiating with government officials to obtain his son's release.

Mathews will have to spend the coming months negotiating revenues with companies which may cease to exist in October.

That is why we have spent the last 15 months negotiating with the United States.

Her administration spent months negotiating with the Tigers, but the talks broke down, and she decided to try to crush them militarily.