1.   Special offers sweeten the pot for those who wish to depart.

2.   And just to sweeten the pot, Hagman and Duffy get co-executive producer credits.

3.   And, to sweeten the pot, Apple Computer gave every developer attending the conference a free package of software development tools for the Mac.

4.   Another culinary darling as the year dwindles is coconut milk, sweetening every pot.

5.   About the only thing coated with sugar were the Liberty print slip dresses and they were not enough to sweeten the pot.

6.   County officials have indicated they have room to sweeten the pot for the lower-end SEIU workers in terms of benefits and pensions.

7.   Employers often sweeten the pot.

8.   Fidelity Investments has sweetened the pot to keep its top people.

9.   For some Democrats, the idea of softening the alternative could sweeten the pot.