21.   The compromise letter, hammered out after China rejected at least three earlier drafts, offered a face-saving solution for both sides after each had adopted a hard line.

22.   The Daily News printed an article on Saturday that it said was based on an earlier draft of the report.

23.   The law will not prevent foreign reporters from working altogether in Zimbabwe, as had been suggested in earlier drafts.

24.   The new law is a watered-down version of an earlier draft that Yeltsin vetoed.

25.   The other half of the score has been restored from earlier drafts, along with one song written for the touring version.

26.   The resulting legislation is not perfect, but it is significantly better than its earlier drafts.

27.   Wrangling over details wrecked earlier draft accords, but both sides last night seemed confident that a settlement was in sight.

28.   An earlier draft of the law was withdrawn from consideration after local and international criticism.

29.   An earlier draft included a united northeastern region for the Tamils.

30.   An earlier draft of the communique also did not include the reference to currencies, which was added as a result of discussions among the ministers.