21.   He predicted that a compromise formula for the final declaration would be found.

22.   However, small groups of diplomats were working late into the night, seeking a compromise formula.

23.   Indian Muslims on Sunday rejected a compromise formula offered by a hardline Hindu group to resolve an explosive dispute over the site of the razed Ayodhya mosque.

24.   A committee led by Pakistan will submit a compromise formula on references to abortion in chapter eight of the plan in a bid to settle the row.

25.   An aide accompanying Hariri said Damascus tried to persuade the prime minister to reconsider his decision, but did not present any compromise formula.

26.   And despite concessions and compromise formulas, the Vatican has still not said whether it will sign the final document, apparently holding out for more successes.

27.   As Israeli and PLO negotiators struggled to come up with a compromise formula for control of the flashpoint city, Hebron Mayor Mustafa Natshe took up the challenge.

28.   But on Thursday Greece rejected a compromise formula and said it would maintain its veto until its demands were met.

29.   Dalmiya was given a three-year term after a compromise formula was worked out by the ICC at its special meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

30.   Earlier in the day, trade unions and the Mulberry Group had agreed to a four-point compromise formula under which the government was to reconsider privatisation.