21.   Nonetheless, the hospitals obtained several important concessions, including a bonus rather than a wage increase in the second year.

22.   On economic issues, the union said it won important concessions.

23.   The budget includes two long-awaited capital programs, and each entails an important concession to a Republican contender to succeed Whitman as governor.

24.   The building owners won an important concession, helping to offset these higher costs.

25.   The most important concession involved the cities, school districts and other special agencies from Orange County that lost money in the investment fund.

26.   The Muslim-led Bosnian government also made important concessions.

27.   The overall peace agreement was reached after the Irish and British governments made important concessions to Sinn Fein and the IRA, including the early release of paramilitary prisoners.

28.   They are willing to make important concessions to get that participation.

29.   They say they have lobbied desperately to get the White House and Congress to reject the Republican spending cuts, and have won some important concessions.

30.   They now say he has decided to leave open the prospect of a May visit in hopes of inducing Yeltsin to make important concessions.