11.   Cheney and Sharon both dangled carrots in front of the beleaguered Arafat this week.

12.   Through a series of sorched earth military campaigns and by dangling aid carrots, the Burmese government has managed to sign ceasefire agreements with all other ethnic groups.

13.   On Thursday in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Clinton again exploited his office by dangling the carrot of employment to the local community.

14.   Spanish newspapers, quoting Popular Party officials, reported that Aznar is dangling two carrots to lure the Catalans into helping him.