41.   There are signs that Washington is inclined toward exerting pressure on the South to make concessions.

42.   With inflation remaining benign, traders believe the Federal Reserve will be less inclined toward raising U.S. interest rates in the near future.

43.   A long list of bilateral disagreements remains, however, and the Chinese spokesman gave no indication that China might be inclined toward yielding on any of them.

44.   But House Democrats renominated their leadership on Monday and minority leader Richard Gephardt is considered a liberal who is not so inclined toward compromise.