1.   The company offered a carrot in the form of additional vacation time to workers who met their deadlines.

2.   But along with that stick, Congress offered a carrot.

3.   By taking the initiative and offering these carrots, Allen took the pressure off the council and made some allies.

4.   Recognizing this, President Clinton offered a carrot last week in the Mideast -- but warned that the sticks must be laid aside.

5.   Schoen shows demonstrates the carrot stretch where he holds the tail while offering a carrot to the horse.

6.   Seeking to defuse the refugee crisis with Cuba, the Clinton administration offered some carrots to Fidel Castro on Sunday to encourage him to undertake democratic reforms.

7.   The districts also intend to offer carrots to encourage parents to participate, such as longer school days, enrichment programs during vacations and additional teacher training.

8.   The government is offering the carrot of more development funds and more representation in the national legislature, as well as the stick of more stringent law enforcement.

9.   This changed last month when the United States began offering carrots and waving sticks.

10.   We have to capture Osama bin Laden and quell terrorism, so the Bush administration is making compromises and offering carrots where it once turned up its nose.