1.   Barak said his proposal for a gradual withdrawal would test that willingness step by step.

2.   After Sharon met with his Cabinet on Sunday morning, the government announced plans to begin a gradual withdrawal, beginning with Qalqilya in the northern West Bank.

3.   But the gradual withdrawal of state subsidy and the opening up of the market has inevitably promoted popular culture at the expense of the highbrow version.

4.   He will accept a gradual withdrawal but wants a timetable, he says.

5.   In deciding on a gradual withdrawal, the Israeli Cabinet appeared to be compromising.

6.   In recent months the administration has acknowledged that a few thousand troops would remain until March to oversee a gradual withdrawal.

7.   On Sunday morning, Sharon met with his Cabinet and announced plans to begin a gradual withdrawal from the remaining cities, beginning with Qalqilya.

8.   Convergence and Union leader Jordi Pujol has said in recent days that his party would decide Monday on a gradual withdrawal of support for the Socialists.

9.   Each gradual withdrawal would be accompanied by evidence that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is cracking down on militant Muslims.

10.   Each gradual withdrawal would be accompanied by evidence that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is cracking down on militant Muslim groups.