Sharon Kleinpeter with the local cable company, Cox Communications, says the law was passed two years ago after long negotiations.

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Cyprus acceded to the EU after long and painful negotiations like every other candidate for accession.

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But after long and tortuous negotiations, it refused to strike deals to sell two others, Bangkok Metropolitan Bank and Siam City Bank.

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Last night, after weeks of long and difficult negotiations over our national budget, leaders of both parties came together to avert a government shutdown, cut spending, and invest in our future.

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Wednesday's agreement comes against a backdrop of long-term negotiations over which foreign forces will remain in Afghanistan after Nato's exit in 2014.

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The argument over accountability comes against a backdrop of long-term negotiations over which foreign forces will remain in Afghanistan after Nato's exit in 2014.

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