31.   Some union officials believe GM is hoping to use the broader language in a national contract to extract concessions from local unions afterward.

32.   That view was prevailing in March when Chinese leaders subjected Secretary of State Warren Christopher to a diplomatic skewering when he arrived to extract concessions on human rights.

33.   The agreement on Wednesday follows the framework of the budget that Giuliani proposed last month, though the council leaders extracted some concessions.

34.   The airlines said they would lobby Washington strongly to extract more concessions from American and British Airways.

35.   The banks extracted some concessions..

36.   The Israelis accuse Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat of orchestrating the violence to extract concessions from Israel.

37.   The mayor, who is also an important part of this equation, may have to review that promise or extract more concessions from labor unions.

38.   Then Redstone relented, apparently without having extracted concessions from MCA, according to executives close to the talks.

39.   U.S. officials also say the EU may be trying to extract trade concessions from the U.S. in exchange for approving the combination.

40.   Union officials have warned that the owners voted for contraction as a way to extract concessions from the players at contract negotiations.