1.   Barkley, no stranger to negotiating leverage, says ESPN has contacted him, but he can only play this game so far.

2.   After China is a member of the WTO, Washington will have lost its main negotiating leverage over Beijing.

3.   But McCain and Feingold have been building support for their effort, and the new makeup of the Senate gave them new negotiating leverage this year.

4.   But it lacks much negotiating leverage because it is a minority holder and has no management voice.

5.   Comrie gained significant negotiating leverage by jumping to the juniors, got himself the big contract, but thus far has struggled in Edmonton.

6.   Democrats say they are well aware that their only negotiating leverage with the president is their ability to use filibusters in the Senate to stop legislation.

7.   Depending on their negotiating leverage, department stores might pay little or no rent.

8.   Farmers using the computer say their knowledge of the going rates for their produce has improved their negotiating leverage with middlemen.

9.   Feherty did not dicker, equivocate or apply negotiating leverage.

10.   For two seasons, when Williams had no negotiating leverage, the Yankees renewed his contract with a minimal increase.