Last month, the major carriers offered discounts of 25 percent to 50 percent on leisure tickets.

New shares, he said, are usually offered at 60 percent to 70 percent of book value.

Offered close to 99 percent of their dreams, the thinking goes, the Palestinians said no and chose to hold out for more.

Camden can offer formal computer instruction to only 3.4 percent of its students.

Some large companies offer such plans to more than 3 percent of their work forces.

The company will offer 40 percent of the shares to the public, 30 percent to financial institutions and 20 percent to the company's workers.

Now, money managers say, the underwriters have said they expect the bonds to offer a rate of 6.5 percent to 7 percent.

Newsweek magazine has offered early retirement to 100 employees, or 10 percent of its work force, citing higher costs and shrinking advertising.

It is offering flights to 20 percent of the usual destinations.

The company plans to offer severance and early retirement packages to 1,700 employees, or 3 percent of its work force.