11.   In terms of negotiating leverage, that means poor Valentine is actually Moses on a mountain, lineup card in one hand, tablet in the other.

12.   It also cost the pilots, at least temporarily, considerable negotiating leverage.

13.   That is, according to this analysis, he lets many factions contend, insisting their violence is beyond his reach as he relies upon it for negotiating leverage.

14.   The warning came amid continuing efforts to gain negotiating leverage over lawmakers as the Clinton administration jockeys with the Republican-led Congress over details of unrelated spending measures.

15.   They all said their knowledge of the rates improved their negotiating leverage with middlemen.

16.   Those splits spawn negotiating leverage for the Democrats, no matter who succeeds him.

17.   Because pharmacies have to stock virtually all types of drugs to serve their customers, they do not have the same negotiating leverage, the drug companies contended.

18.   Israel believes Arafat will use violence for negotiating leverage whenever it suits him.

19.   It would also provide a negotiating leverage in the dialogue between the North and the South.

20.   Pro-independence Basque nationalists say a strong showing by them at the polls would give ETA increased negotiating leverage.