1.   He would permit tax-free withdrawals before retirement age to pay for education, catastrophic illness, care of an elderly parent or the purchase of a first home.

2.   His position is weak and his Cabinet divided, with some officials calling for no withdrawal before a final settlement.

3.   NATO insists it must see evidence of a Serb withdrawal before it calls a suspension and eventual halt to the bombing.

4.   Of course, early withdrawals before retirement would probably be penalized.

5.   President Bill Clinton said what the alliance wanted was proof of Serbian withdrawal before the bombing stops.

6.   Syria wants a total withdrawal before offering anything in return while Israel wants a testing period built in.

7.   The fires of revenge burned throughout northern Kosovo as Serb forces sullenly made final troop withdrawals before the NATO-imposed deadline of midnight Sunday.

8.   The Oslo agreements required three withdrawals before a final settlement is concluded but did not specify their scope.

9.   - Supports Palestinian insistence on a further withdrawal before final status talks begin.

10.   Haaretz said Israel had informed Arafat it hoped to complete the negotiations on a Hebron troop withdrawal before the U.S. presidential elections.