31.   In announcing the evacuation, the army said Barak had extracted promises that Palestinian authorities would protect the site from just such a trashing.

32.   In the past, the Serbs have extracted promises for such releases.

33.   Kidnappers use their hostages as bargaining chips to free jailed comrades or extract promises of police tolerance for illegal trades.

34.   On Friday, Summers concluded a series of high-level meetings with Japanese government officials and extracted promises that Japan will take swift action to boost its ailing economy.

35.   The army said Barak had extracted promises that Palestinian authorities would protect the site.

36.   They extracted a promise from officials to address their grievances on Tuesday.

37.   While the British government has made disarmament a priority, Sinn Fein wishes to extract promises on a total withdrawal of British troops from Northern Ireland.

38.   Moscow also managed to extract a few promises of Japanese technical aid, notably from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.