21.   Yemeni tribesmen have kidnapped scores of foreigners to win economic concessions from the government but generally free their hostages unharmed.

22.   His statement indicated that NZF had extracted at least two significant economic concessions.

23.   But he did secure major economic concessions from his former political enemy in the three year government programme.

24.   Kumaratunga has maintained that the Tigers were dodging political issues and were concentrating only on winning economic concessions and maintaining a ceasefire which was advantageous to the rebels.

25.   Peters appears to have extracted at least two significant economic concessions.

26.   The government first offered to discuss political moves with the Tigers but the group refused to even look at them before winning economic concessions in areas under their control.