21.   Local diplomats said it appeared to be a legitimate negotiating ploy aimed at securing changes in the text.

22.   The airline refused to provide the records, denouncing the request as a negotiating ploy.

23.   Israel has accused Arafat of exaggerating the outstanding differences as a negotiating ploy.

24.   Known for his sudden rages used as a negotiating ploy, the general has fought doggedly to drive a vital land corridor to Serbia from west and east Bosnia.