The Giants had earlier offered 25 percent, a figure that the sports authority thought was inadequate.

A result was the $1.25 billion settlement in August, twice the sum offered by the Swiss banks just a few months earlier.

Egypt had earlier offered to draw up a list of Palestinian negotiators.

I suddenly wanted the privacy that Jean-Claude had offered earlier.

Asked why the reasonable numbers could not have been offered earlier, the official said: "Sarid had to come around too.

But holders of Harcourt's common and preferred stock would receive 75 cents a share, down sharply from the $1.30 offered earlier.

Nan Ho smiled, the smile strangely, disconcertingly like that the girl had offered earlier.

City officials said they considered the terms, which they had offered to United more than a week earlier, a done deal.

North Korea had earlier offered to allow international inspectors unimpeded access to five relatively minor nuclear installations.

"Giants couldn't reach us from up there," Banak answered, the same reply he had offered earlier in their strategy discussions.