11.   Earlier Wednesday it had been hoped that a compromise offer by unions regarding severance pay might break the stalemate.

12.   However, the administration made a compromise offer on Tuesday that could lead to the stalemate being resolved.

13.   It did not give details of the compromise offer.

14.   Leaders on Friday agreed in principle to a compromise offer from Ventura that seeks to end the bitter budget battle over tax cuts and school funding.

15.   Palestinian officials have rejected such compromise offers.

16.   Sharon, a hard-liner, was elected in February and rescinded the compromise offers.

17.   Still, courts controlled by Milosevic have rejected appeals to reinstate the election victories and the opposition has turned down compromise offers by Milosevic as inadequate.

18.   The American students refused a compromise offer by SOCOG to play at other less important venues, pushing the matter to court.

19.   The American students refused a compromise offer by SOCOG to play at other less-important venues, pushing the matter to court.

20.   The computer chip industry pushed for the increase last year in a compromise offer.