11.   Local business rivals, however, portray Padico as an enemy of the free market and a beneficiary of political concessions.

12.   Most Western officials believe the best hope is if the cease-fire begins to change the mood in Bosnia to the point where political concessions become possible.

13.   Only then will Israel consider making political concessions to the Palestinians, the spokesman said.

14.   Republican Congressional leaders plan to extort political concessions as the price of meeting two budget deadlines next week.

15.   That trip was widely seen as having succeeded in obtaining the release of a number of longtime prisoners as well as other political concessions from President Fidel Castro.

16.   The plan for an election was already in trouble, with Muslim leaders in the state demanding political concessions and militants threatening to kill candidates.

17.   The Reform Party is hotly opposed to granting any special political concessions to Quebec as a way of keeping the province in Canada.

18.   They argue that making political concessions as part of the cease-fire agreement would reward Palestinian violence.

19.   They say Israel could end the conflict by agreeing to political concessions or, possibly, allowing international forces to patrol the areas.

20.   This is no time for Congress to extort political concessions or raise false alarms about the cost of loan guarantees.