1.   Bob Dole, for instance, demonstrated he has the right stuff by conceding his loss with dignity and congratulating the president.

2.   But unlike Carter, who conceded his loss to Reagan even before the polls closed, Clinton will maintain himself to the bitter end.

3.   Eventually, he said he could see the talent difference, but he would not concede a loss.

4.   Opposition leaders who met the Russian official earlier told him the protests would end only when Milosevic concedes the losses.

5.   Another Lukashenko foe, flamboyant Liberal-Democratic Party leader Sergei Gaidukevich, was quick to concede his loss.

6.   Opposition leaders who met the Russian late Monday told him the protests will end only when the president concedes the loss.

7.   Opposition leaders who met the Russian official earlier told him that the protests would end only when Milosevic concedes the losses.

8.   The independent Belgrade daily Dnevni Telegraf said Thursday that Milosevic plans to concede electoral losses in more Serbian cities by the end of the week.

9.   The opposition denied that it lost the control of Baghram, but conceded losses in Kalakand.