11.   But it has warned that the negotiations were in danger of breaking down unless other nations made similar offers.

12.   Chernomyrdin made a similar offer a week ago, essentially offering to stop the fighting if the Chechens surrendered.

13.   Daschle could suggest a similar offer to McCain, who will lose his chairmanship of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee with Democrats in the majority.

14.   Eric Rabe, a Bell Atlantic spokesman, declined to say whether the tentative agreement included similar offers.

15.   Finn said Oracle made a similar offer months ago but has not received a response from the state.

16.   Foster, a former head coach at UC Davis, elected to take the Oregon job over a similar offer from USC.

17.   Forte said it would seek to acquire all the remaining shares and promised to make similar offers to other large shareholders.

18.   Gatling said he tossed aside similar offers from Houston, Cleveland and Milwaukee because he considered the Mavericks to be a team on the rise.

19.   FTM has a similar offer.

20.   Gorman said he turned down numerous similar offers in recent years.