We are going to use this as a bargaining lever, since much of the problem between the planets deals with food supplies.

With hostages gone, he would have no bargaining lever- age.

And Mr. Fernandez has developed a powerful bargaining lever by turning custodial services at some schools over to private contractors, threatening the union's jobs and membership.

But Palestinians regard that claim, like their claim on Jerusalem, as a fundamental principle, or as a crucial bargaining lever to be preserved for final negotiations.

Since Iran was the only party holding substantial territory outside its own borders, this meant that Teheran was expected to relinquish its major bargaining lever before negotiations started.

Conversely, he believed that his administration's refusal to acquire such warheads could be used as a respected bargaining lever at the disarmament talks.

A bargaining lever existed.

For the same reason, Mr. Netanyahu and his rightist followers have preferred to delay the transfers, and to use land as a bargaining lever in the final talks.

The lawsuit is Kleinman's bargaining lever to achieve his goal.

Some politicians have noted that the fate of the missiles could prove a valuable bargaining lever in future relations among the old union's sovereign republics.