1.   So prepare yourself well, with fallback and contingency plans, if your first offer is rejected.

2.   Because I mean that would have been the first job offer.

3.   Analysts believe this is the first such offer for leisure travelers, and heralds the use of the Internet for airline promotions.

4.   And he firmly rejected their first offer, telling Stier that if he lived forever he would not see the company agree to all the government proposals.

5.   Because it made the first offer, Listen.com has the right to make the last offer and can find a partner if necessary, said Listen.com spokesman Sean Garrett.

6.   Before you make that first offer, it is good to see similar places.

7.   Bozic believes that the turmoil in Russia after President Boris Yeltsin fired his prime minister will give Milosevic another reason to dismiss a first offer by Chernomyrdin.

8.   According to Kolb and Williams, men are far more likely to negotiate for what they want rather than accept the first offer placed on the table.

9.   Broderbund, based in Novato, California, made its first offer in August and sweetened the bid in November.

10.   Braves general manager John Schuerholz will not confirm that the Braves have made their first formal offer, but whatever happens next will happen fast.