11.   The Bullets traded three first-round picks to get Webber, which gave him great leverage in contract negotiations.

12.   Then no one will have great leverage to raise the salary stakes, or even have a say in which market plays.

13.   Deputy US Trade Representative Peter Scher is reported to have said that the US retained great leverage in agriculture trade negotiations with Asia despite the glum financial conditions.

14.   The releases followed days of warnings from Paris and pressure from other capitals on Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, who has great leverage with the Bosnian Serbs.