The negotiations center on whether the gun makers will agree to several far-reaching concessions, including better supervision of how its guns are marketed and sold, participants said.

And earlier this month, the Prime Minister sought new and more far-reaching concessions for Quebec.

These could be trial balloons, meant to sensitize the Israeli public to less far-reaching concessions.

Israeli Prime Minister Barak made far-reaching concessions, in his view, to the Palestinians.

The agreement, however, included few of the far-reaching concessions on benefits or work rules that Mr. Giuliani as a candidate had called archaic and wasteful.

Cardale said in a cool voice: "Who authorized you to make such far-reaching concessions?"

In 1488, he was taken prisoner in Bruges by the citizens, and was freed only upon making far-reaching concessions.

Microsoft, on the other hand, said it had made "extremely far-reaching concessions in the area of contracts with Internet service providers."

The European subsidies, together with far-reaching environmental concessions, make up an attractive package for businesses.

Environmentalists, though, were angered that the plan made such far-reaching concessions to the builders' lobby.