11.   Though neither China nor Taiwan made substantial new concessions on Monday, Taiwan hinted that it might meet a fundamental Chinese demand to move toward direct trade links.

12.   Traders say the market is building substantial concessions into the notes coming up for auction in an effort to make them sell more easily.

13.   BEIJING has committed to join the Missile Technologies Control Regime in exchange for substantial United States concessions on Taiwan issues, according to diplomatic sources.

14.   China has stepped up its drive for WTO membership and offered substantial concessions to lower trade barriers in areas ranging from telecommunications to insurance.

15.   Dumping his right-wing allies in favor of a broad-based government with the Labor Party would enable Netanyahu to make more substantial concessions to the Palestinians.

16.   Israel and the European Union are holding secret talks with Israel making substantial concessions to the Palestinian authority, Newsweek International reports in its latest edition.

17.   He also ruled out any substantial concessions to Syria even though Damascus insists on a security deal ahead of the resumption of high-level military talks.

18.   But recent press reports have suggested the authority would issue a warning to Liberty Media that it would block the deal unless the US company made substantial concessions.

19.   They have camapigned hard against any substantial concessions to the banks.

20.   The US has threatened trade sanctions against South Korea if it fails to offer substantial concessions by late September on opening its auto market to foreign competition.