51.   That in itself would be a useful contribution to a campaign where everyone else seems determined to split the difference.

52.   The administration, pressured by Congress to signal disapproval to China and pressured by business to avoid sanctions, is preparing to split the difference.

53.   The basic philosophy at the company is to try to split the difference between what the seller wants and the buyer wants to pay.

54.   The agreement, reached late Sunday night, ended a weeklong impasse over the timing of an improved vacation package by essentially splitting the difference between the two sides.

55.   The current law splits the difference.

56.   The Clinton administration is trying to split the difference between opposing sides.

57.   The science of splitting the difference.

58.   The Russians argued for smaller contingency fund than the monetary fund proposed and, one official, the two sides eventually split the difference.

59.   The two are trying to split the difference in a two-year deal.

60.   The two sides split the difference and everyone goes home happy.