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They also held out an olive branch to the other socialist parties.

But the victors in the case also held out an olive branch to their opponents.

"There's some talk that the landowners are trying to hold out an olive branch to meet with the rebels," the analyst said.

"Don't you stupid females realize that I am holding out an olive branch?

The French government is holding out an olive branch to the drivers by offering to negotiate how the new traffic laws are applied.

We held out an olive branch.

We've been holding communion services with preconsecrated hosts, just to hold out an olive branch to the diocese.

The Detroit newspapers held out an olive branch yesterday to the six newspaper unions that proposed over the weekend to end their 19-month strike.

But Brazil has now held out an olive branch, offering to resume interest payments, providing the banks make substantial new loans.

Rieve, however, continued to hold out an olive branch to the AFL.

And he held out an olive branch to all whites, asking them to join in shaping a new South Africa. '

It was almost enough to entice her to hold out an olive branch, but her head still hurt and that took care of that impulse.

Mom had thought they might be holding out an olive branch, but it turned out they still couldn't stand their little spic grandson.

Dr George Carey held out an olive branch to opponents by saying clergy opposed to women priests would not be barred from becoming bishops.

In arguing for bail, Ms. Nasrin's lawyer, Kamal Hossain, appeared to hold out an olive branch to the fundamentalists.

Ms. Bhutto, looking puffy-faced and exhausted at a news conference in Islamabad, surprised many Pakistanis by holding out an olive branch to Mr. Sharif.

* Will the Democrats hold out an olive branch to Mr. Gulotta, agreeing to pass some laws he wants so that he won't veto the laws they want?

Gov. Carroll A. Campbell Jr. of South Carolina, who today assumed the chairmanship of the association, praised Mr. Dole for "holding out an olive branch."

But while holding out an olive branch with one hand, Mr. Sweeney did a little table-pounding with the other, voicing the labor movement's frustration, even anger, with low wage increases.

On January 21st President Bush held out an olive branch: some of the Arab countries supporting Iraq, he said, still had an important role to play in the future Middle East.

At just about the same time that Mr. Fox held out an olive branch to Congress, he rebuffed his party by declaring that he, not the party, would govern Mexico.

"It does look as if Chris Gent is holding out an olive branch to Klaus Esser," said Kevin Sheil, telecommunications analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston.

Campeau also held out an olive branch to the Federated board, promising that if the big retailer agreed to a definitive merger by midnight Sunday, it would increase the tender offer to $66 a share.

As Angela Merkel held out an olive branch to Cameron by describing Britain as an important partner, the prime minister started agitating against the Franco-German push for a new treaty.

Appreciating the danger which a divided nation would pose, Muluzi held out an olive branch to his opponents, calling on them to work together to create a better Malawi which would belong to all.