1.   He was offered a generous pension provided he left without a fuss.

2.   Although they are solidly middle-class, with excellent medical coverage and a generous pension for Gomolka, they are worried about money and wish for help.

3.   And the Wall Street boom has made it easier for the industry and itr benefits fund to afford more generous pensions and healdh coverage.

4.   Because of oil, the Venezuelan middle class has come to expect government jobs, generous pensions and subsidies as their birthright.

5.   But he faces the likelihood of strong resistance from labor unions and other interest groups if he attempts major structural changes in areas like the generous state pension scheme.

6.   For now, these changes mostly affect early retirees with relatively generous pensions.

7.   Generous pension programs are fine things, but they are supposed to be won through collective bargaining.

8.   Other lawmakers who recently retired from Congress have also been eligible for generous pension payments, according to a recent report by the taxpayers group.

9.   The administration is also considering other ways to save, including creating a new class of worker, with less generous pension benefits.

10.   That system allows officers to get generous pensions even if they prosper in their post-injury careers with the Police Department.