1.   But he then retracted his offer to resign, and the firm dismissed him, the lawyers said.

2.   But Gingich retracted his offer of an extension Wednesday under pressure from House conservatives who want to wrest concessions from Clinton.

3.   Union officials say Bayou Steel repeatedly retracted offers during negotiations in order to force the union to strike.

4.   Canada initially offered six of the refugees asylum, but retracted the offer two weeks ago.

5.   Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen offered the two Khmer Rouge leaders an amnesty last week, but retracted the offer in response to public outrage.

6.   They later retracted their offer.

7.   He retracted the offer Tuesday.

8.   At a meeting Wednesday, the group also decided to retract their offer to leave an SDP-led parliamentary bloc, group members told reporters after a meeting.