The key concession by the republic leaders was to agree to call for an end to strikes and political demonstrations.

Enron had been the only bidder for this deal after White had controversially used his government and military contacts to secure key concessions.

Detainees report the camp authorities had agreed to several key concessions but did not carry them out.

Mr. Major made a key concession to the increasing number of anti-Europe rebels in his party.

Moreover, the Democrats have made key concessions on personnel management for the department in recent weeks that give the administration almost everything it wants.

But he did so only after his negotiators had extracted key concessions.

The Sandinistas also made several key political concessions.

It waited too long to make a key concession.

But even with this and other key concessions, Congressional leaders kept the bill from coming to a vote.

The deal involved several key concessions by the governor to Senate Republicans.