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He said the consequences of a failure to reach an agreement in Copenhagen could be "far reaching and long term" .

The plan was that the two parties should first reach an agreement on the basic principle, the details to be worked out later.

Negotiation is a course that at least two groups of people trying to reach an agreement with the others for their own benefit.

He said he knows America's European partners will breathe a sigh of relief if an agreement can be reached with Moscow.

They soon realised that this was not clever and got together to hammer out an agreement to limit central-bank sales to 400 tonnes a year.

However, an agreement has so far not been reached on whether he took the examination from his own accord or under compulsion.

He also clarified that they did not have an agreement with the Council on such a committee as the only agreed committee was that of inquiry.

He said that for the Palestinians, an agreement will be meaningful only if it gives them self-determination.

That timetable is in keeping with an agreement reached between the United States and Iraq in the last weeks of the Bush administration.

We would be happy to reach an agreement with you and your local institutions.

But the spokesman refused to acknowledge and Ismail talks with Libyan officials said the contact did not reach an agreement.

An agreement made to protect confidential information if it has to be disclosed to another party.

The percentage of discount can be clearly written down in a contract if the seller and the buyer have reached an agreement.

A change, either to correct an error or to alter a part of an agreement without changing the principal idea or essence.

But there are questions about how much can be done, and how an agreement would be put into action.

Also, how much I cost doesn't depend on me, it's the clubs who decide what they are willing to pay and it is they who come to an agreement.

You know, it was at the same TED, two years ago, that Richard and I reached an agreement on the future of TED.

After the vote, President Bush met with congressional leaders of both parties and said he was confident an agreement could be reached.

He said the decision was part of an agreement to move the proposed mosque in New York.

Will he make an agreement with you for you to take him as your slave for life?

If [Mr Olmert] had stayed [in office] two or three months, we would have had an agreement.

It certainly is possible to "cheat" in an open relationship -- by going back on an agreement or lying.

our union reached an agreement with a major airline about which instruments we could carry on board, and which had to be shipped as luggage.

The Congress and others have to ask themselves whether it is possible to maintain an agreement without either sanctions or incentives.

a contract is an agreement between two or more persons intended to create a legal obligation between them and to be legally enforceable.

More than a year earlier, Cedras had signed an agreement to give up power, but when the time came to leave, he simply refused to go.

No, I never did. It's for my son. He loves it, and I made an agreement with him that he can eat it once a week.

The White House wants to see an agreement by the time U. S. President George Bush leaves office in January.

There isn't going to be any sort of an agreement that infringes upon Iraq's sovereignty.

My feeling was that there was a less than 50% chance on an agreement, then during the night India and China said they liked the draft.

Make an agreement with your family that you will continue to buy for the children but that the adults will go with a name exchange.

American officials had once viewed Mr. Obama's visit here this week as a deadline to reach an agreement over the matter.

Nufarm cautioned that there was no certainty an agreement would be reached or an offer put to shareholders.

The Target Company is not a party to any enterprise agreement, i. e. an agreement through which it obtains the control over a third entity.

When marathon negotiations ended on Thursday night, Mr. Gorbachev and Mr. Kaifu tried to put the best face on an agreement to keep talking.

One group is now in Hanoi, working on an agreement to help the North Vietnamese set up a shipping firm, textile plant and garment factory.

It had no right to enter into an agreement that automatically put their works in Google's system unless they opted out.

"By evening a bridge loan could be ready as well as an agreement to not call the debt for the time being, " one of the bankers said.

One of the meeting's main outcomes was an agreement on the use of new, more selective types of netting in bottom trawls .

We were just about to come to an agreement when John came in like a bull in a china shop. His rough remarks turned everything upside down.

As you know, Standard and Action have inked an agreement to distribute five major Action brands in Canada.

Obligating only one of two or more parties, nations, or persons, as a contract or an agreement.

People close to the matter said both parties still hope to reach an agreement.

His reply was that they had declared to Bullitt that they were ready to sign an agreement not to make official propaganda.

As a consequence, some staff continued to think that an agreement was in place, and to refer to it in other documents.

In this respect, it is possible to get a quick collection of compensation and that parties may reach an agreement on an insurance contract.

The last U. S. troops are to leave Iraq by the end of 2011, under an agreement between the two countries.

He said the group is working to reach the broad outlines of an agreement by the APEC annual meeting in November.

As you know, AAA and BBB have inked an agreement to distribute five major BBB brands in Canada.

"We are just paying slowly and still trying to negotiate, " he said. "Once there is an agreement we will definitely pay off all our debts. "

Pachauri said although negotiations had not moved far and many leaders are playing down expectations, he has not given up on an agreement.

"When he left the club, Rafael Benitez signed an agreement that he would not poach players from Liverpool, " he said.

However, when A decided that he wanted to resume play, there was no longer an agreement and B was obliged to resume play.

If you had an agreement at Copenhagen with a bit more detail, people would be more willing to take risk.

The transfer of an obligation by an agreement between the original obligor and the new obligor requires the consent of the obligee.

You think we seem to have met before, you asked me if we have an agreement of the preexistence? I open my big eyes with reticent.

ATP is an Agreement relating to International transportation of perishable goods and special vehicles to be used for this type of haulage.

It is down to me to find an agreement with a club where he goes and afterwards it is only his responsibility whether he plays or not.

We take this as a strong indicator of their belief that peace is possible and of their desire to conclude an agreement.

A bargain is an agreement to exchange promises or to exchange a promise for a performance or to exchange performances.

There was little doubt but that an agreement to sell or shore up the firm had to be reached over the weekend.

But he said the parties failed to reach an agreement because of a couple of outstanding issues.

But she says important steps were taken that, she believes, will ultimately result in an agreement to stop or retard climate change.

He said the situation on the ground is dangerous and that there is no time to lose in reaching an agreement.

Mr Sarkozy said the measures will form the basis for an agreement on fiscal governance at a European Union summit on Friday in Brussels.

Mei-sheng to an agreement still up in the flood story and never want to leave so that we moved so far.

Perhaps we have had such an agreement: to be turned together to see cirrus clouds, the flowers bloom.

Although, he said, none of the nations are showing their hands yet, he predicted politicians would have to find an agreement.

Such an agreement may be express or implied from the terms of the contract considered as a whole or from the surrounding circumstances.

You know, we could probably go on talking about this forever and never come to an agreement.

You have postponed answering our question several times. What seems to be the matter? I thought we had an agreement.

The two sides talked around-the-clock, trying to reach an agreement before the approaching deadline.

Mr. Obama also said he hoped for an agreement on ways to reduce the U. S. debt and budget deficit, which are at record highs.

Two or more shareholders may provide for the manner in which they will vote their shares by signing an agreement for that purpose.

The plan was that the two sides should reach an agreement, the details to be worked out later.

Still, estimates for how much an agreement might cost HTC range widely, from less than US$5 per handset to US$13.

The Washington conference would have had far more impact if the two sides announced an agreement to deal with that.

The company is ready to make 3G chips but still needs an agreement with Qualcomm on using its 3G-related patents.

The president said he remains hopeful. "If I was a betting man, [I would say] we will reach an agreement with the Iraqis, " he added.

In consequence of an agreement between the sisters, Elizabeth wrote the next morning to her mother.

An agreement is usually needed to decide how much of the partnership each person controls.

Manchester United have reached an agreement with Roy Keane which allows him to leave the Club with immediate effect .

But he is to be sent to China, under an agreement between the two nations, to help replenish the endangered species' numbers in the wild.

We argued over the matter, but soon we reached an agreement.

This evidence must show that a company's conduct was more likely the result of an agreement than a unilateral action.

An agreement reached when China Netcom acquired its stake in PCCW in 2005 had in effect given it a veto over any large share sales.

"I think we can actually get an agreement on global climate change during my presidency, just so you know, " he said.

As we gather for this occasion let us remember that Christian marriage is deeper than an agreement between a man and a woman.

Investors do not seem convinced that euro-zone governments will be able to muster the political will to hammer out an agreement.

Last US troop The last U. S. troops are to leave Iraq by the end of 2011, under the an agreement between the two 2 countries.

Reuters sources cautioned that no deal had been struck with any party at present and an agreement will not be reached until the board meets.

When the same effect is produced by an agreement among several firms, the group of firms is called a cartel.

The only thing you, as an outsider, can do is accept the invitation or just forget it. Signing such an agreement is just ridiculous.

He signed an agreement under which he would be entitled to a commission on sales.

NegotiationA discussion held with the intent of reaching an agreement usually to the benefit of two or more parties.

To be able to reach an agreement with us, together, they would not look at the quality of their own joke.

The first fruit of that effort was the Single European Act, an agreement to dismantle barriers to internal trade by the end of 1992.

Unable to reach an agreement with the Soviets, the U. S. turned the problem over to the United Nations in September 1947.

Come, let us make an agreement, you and I; and let it be for a witness between us.

International groups like the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe have also tried to broker an agreement.

Finally, an agreement had to be reached on the question of whether to proceed to Phase 2.

Comparing the theoretical and the in-situ data, we obtain an agreement in results, and the method in this paper has been used in practice.

Owners of smaller private aircraft do not need to work with commercial airlines but must sign an agreement with a general aviation company .

Despite the deep antipathies between them , the two sides have managed to negotiate an agreement .

Orban said Hungary is in the post after a year of difficult negotiations to reach an agreement with the Russians.

Well, Mr Lockwood, I argued and complained, and flatly refused him fifty times; but in the long run he forced me to an agreement.

Make an agreement with your mind as to what realistically needs to be checked daily and what needs to be checked twice daily.

If unable to reach an agreement, the two sides may work to apply for arbitration or the courts to have jurisdiction over the proceedings.

Such an agreement may seem fanciful and unlikely, but it is the only way the global imbalance can be eliminated.

Second, this budgetary boost needs to be accompanied by an agreement to strengthen the EU's fiscal framework.

The Afghan foreign minister said he is confident that an agreement can be concluded despite recent setbacks.

If parties sign an agreement the security and dependency problem will be overcome, up to a certain extent, for Ankara.

As I understand it, in December 2010, the two sides had come close to an agreement: Israel would apologize and provide compensation.

For an agreement to be a valid contract, the contracting parties must have legal capacity to enter into transactions.

Later we reached an agreement, only a week on Sunday, you can watch TV, read some news literary sports and other programs.

It remains to be seen whether such an agreement will be adhered to, as it excludes most of the larger-sized lead producers.

He said an agreement will boost trade between the three countries and help Asia as a whole.

We hope you found the PayPal dispute resolution process to be helpful as you worked toward an agreement.

Russia's envoy has said the chances of an agreement at this time are very poor.

After a brief fight, both parties were ordered to leave the Wheel by administrator Pol Temm, with an agreement nowhere in sight.

This was not an agreement, and in fact they were not quite familiar with each other, and indeed they had not spoken to each other yet.

Countries would sign an agreement that would have no legal force but would be "politically binding" .

"Daniel wants to see an agreement between the two clubs, " Baster told the Spanish press.

The new government of the Indian state of West Bengal signed an agreement to allow some autonomy to its ethnic Nepali population.

I'm glad we have come to an agreement on this point.

The new deadline expires on Wednesday and political parties look likely to have to come to an agreement to extend the deadline a third time.

Absent an agreement to the contrary, upon termination, Licensee shall have no license to or right to receive future data updates.

There is an agreement, and I was aware it was a loan and that things would be dealt with in May. So, I am tranquil over my future now.

Commitment An agreement by an individual or organization to complete a task within a certain timeframe.

This MOU is not to be considered an agreement within the meaning of the Vienna Convention of 1969.

Leaders had been looking to China to take firm action, in part to help overcome resistance to an agreement in the US.

But Mr Kibaki, who appointed Mr Ali, has refused to let him go, despite an agreement to have a civilian head of the police.

But a bigger drop in prices might change lawmakers' minds and hasten an agreement, as it would expose the costs of dithering.

Unless an agreement can be reached with creditors to pay or delay that debt, the company could default.

''With respect to prospects, you know, we're slogging ahead . . . I think we will end up with an agreement. ''

Such an agreement would not exclude any of the proposals submitted.

But it depends on if our President reaches an agreement with the Barcelona President and if he [Ronaldinho] would like to come.

Chile was the first Latin American country to reach an agreement with China, while its FTA with South Korea came into force in 2004.

Only in 2005, following the Indian Ocean tsunami, did it adopt an agreement obliging members to help one another in natural calamities.

It was an agreement to monitor and report on its users for theChinese party-state, whether on email, in chatrooms, or elsewhere.

But on Friday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney cautioned that an agreement should not be expected immediately.

The Russian official said the two leaders also will sign an agreement on transit across Russia of U. S. military cargoes to Afghanista.

It also came to an agreement to sell control of its Opel division in Europe but reversed course and decided to keep it.

The meeting will review the first year of an agreement to try to double trade and investment between ASEAN and Australia and New Zealand.

The two countries also signed an agreement for a joint venture to produce up to 400, 000 barrels of oil a day in the Orinoco belt.

If the index is created by a contracted indexer, an agreement needs to be reached regarding how the index will be maintained.

Italy is cracking down on illegal immigration and under an agreement with Libya has begun sending boatloads of migrants back to Africa.

Before parting with your partner, you need to have an agreement to trust each other during the long distance period.

Mr Obama's next stop, in Chile, was to see an agreement on nuclear co-operation.

Google's contract with GEMA expired yesterday, after the two parties failed to come to an agreement about the price of a new license.

The mwami (the Tutsi king) helped the Tutsi and Hutu sides reach an agreement. However, the peace did not last.

"We have been trying very hard to sign an agreement with ZTE, " he said.

To support such an agreement trading would be limited to those with a direct physical interest in the market.

However, both sides agreed there had been "great progress" and that an agreement on joint exploitation of hydrocarbons was "in sight" .

Government is an agreement between you and myself. You and myself are often wrong.

Hopes of reaching an agreement seem to be fading away.

This was because Miss Benson signed an agreement with her publisher promising never to make public her identity.

At present, the only way to disarm Hizbullah is therefore in the context of an agreement Hizbullah itself can be made to accept.

The United States and New Zealand share as a priority that APEC leaders reach an agreement by the meeting in November, according to USTR.

Peace is a matter of an agreement, not a matter of imposition, not a matter of a one-sided act, not a matter of power.

Eric had serious reservations about keeping me on the team, but we were able to come to an agreement.

After six months of negotiations involving the parties finally reached an agreement a few days ago, M & A process has been completed.

We all want reconciliation, but the road to that goal begins with an agreement that our differences will be settled by the rule of law.

Without an agreement before the end of Friday, many functions of the U. S. government will have to cease operations.

He urged the UAW and CAW to reach an agreement, stating that if they failed to do so, the ramifications would be far further reaching.

But for an agreement to be struck, countries will have to overcome some serious differences.

Latin American and Caribbean leaders have come to an agreement supporting Argentina over sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, reports say.

They were all patriotic, intelligent, and hardworking, and they genuinely seemed to want an agreement.

We've already discussed everything and had reached an agreement, you owe me an explanation as to why you're trying to bring up new issues.

We're having trouble coming to an agreement on this point.

SDB and its shareholders were not able to reach an agreement until June of this year.

Near the end of the month, I reached an agreement with Senator Lott to add some language that he felt strengthened the treaty.

A contract of employment is an agreement on the employment terms and conditions made between an employer and a domestic helper.

There is no certainty that an agreement can be struck, much less sold to voters who have so long listened to the generals.

The ISO9000 quality management system certification provides such a responsibility, is beneficial to both sides reach an agreement quickly.

I've already done what I had to, now it is up to Milan and Chelsea to find an agreement.

There was just an agreement in the U. S. Congress to cut not only the ethanol tariff, but the ethanol subsidy.

North Korea is three months behind on meeting targets laid out in an agreement in February.

Exchange of views on each of the said - talks, did not reach an agreement.

Where the parties concerned reach an agreement through mediation by the public security organ, no penalties shall be imposed.

In August, the bank announced it had reached an agreement to sell 13. 1bn CCB shares for about $8. 3bn.

but an agreement on targets would be progress compared with December, when neither party had a serious medium-term deficit plan.

J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. is close to such an agreement with a Chinese company.

The government have discussed the matter for a long time but they have shown no signs of reaching an agreement.

At issue in one recent case was an agreement between cable television companies not to enter each other's territory.

Nestle has said it was bound by an agreement not to increase its 29% stake in L'Oreal until six months after the death of Ms. Bettencourt.

An agreement for the sale and purchase of goods may take the form of a formal contract.

It has been a very long negotiation, but we reached an agreement in the end.

We now had a better idea of each sides bottom line and I still believed we had a chance to reach an agreement before the year was out.

However, the statement fell well short of an agreement by China to limit the emissions of its own industries.

After the talks, the two leaders presided over a ceremony for the signing of an agreement about China providing economic aid to Jordan.

'There was an agreement that in the future, perhaps, there could be better consultation. '

Japan would not yield on the territorial issue, but it asked Chiang to sign an agreement to establish an anticommunist common front.

Each time reaches an agreement all any considers me for me, in fact arrives is good also considers finally for oneself own.

If the aeronautical authorities fail to reach an agreement, the dispute shall be settled by negotiations between the Contracting Parties.

When Mr Lamy invited trade ministers to the WTO's lakeside headquarters to try and shape an agreement, the odds were no better than evens .

One likely outcome is an agreement on giving duty-free, quota-free market access to most imports from the least-developed countries.

Such an agreement would be an unambiguous plus, with one, key caveat.

Moreover, such an agreement should be in the arbitration proceedings before the start of timely notification to all members.

because of a tie up in negotiations , i don ' t believe two parties can reach an agreement in the near future.

But he acknowledged that they face the difficult task of finding an agreement that would be approved by all European parliaments.

Surely the best course of action would be to draw up an agreement with your lawyer.

Do not pay money or enter into an agreement with such a person.

They have to sign an agreement not to share any material, non-public information, but GLG does not listen in to the calls to enforce this.

We have reached an agreement, which is quite different from that of theirs.

People often find it easier to build an application and a database in a silo, rather than reaching an agreement among broader teams.

It can be articulated manually, by an agreement, or by implementing a set of rules enforcing the trust policy.

Make an agreement to meet at least once a month to discuss your resolution, provide updates and to give each other support.

With the package "in its current form" , there is no chance of an agreement among the 27 EU countries, concludes Mr Dowgielewicz.

The news of the meeting was slanted to make it seem that an agreement was reached.

With a little flexibility on both the designer and the employer's part, they've come to an agreement that out pretty well for both of them.

In this initial customer engagement step, you and your customer decide to start a data warehouse project, and begin setting up an agreement.

The conversation ended with an exchange of mobile-phone numbers, handshakes all round and an agreement for both sides to move back.

If an agreement is reached, the worker either moves to the employer's location or takes advantage of the Internet and telecommutes instead.

This week's agreement between China and Vietnam is, at its most basic, an agreement to keep talking over the South China Sea.

Both sides have their own timeframe for an agreement but essentially it depends on the practical progress of the negotiations.

Davidson also noted that Google has an agreement with FTC to have its privacy practices audited for the next 20 years.

The key investors in the consortium are set to meet Hicks in the next two weeks in a bid to reach an agreement.

Ronaldinho has made it clear in public several times that he only wants to join Milan, but the two clubs failed to reach an agreement.

Then, at the end of the year, Barack Obama struck an agreement with the Republicans to cut payroll taxes and extend unemployment benefits.

President Obama expressed confidence an agreement can be reached in the next several weeks.

Nowadays, manufacturing enterprises worldwide have come to an agreement that open architecture controllers should be set up.

If the parties fail to reach an agreement, the issue shall be settled by the patent administrative department of the State Council.

A novation is an agreement to substitute an existing party to a contract with a new party.

I do not know how to do , we must somehow or other come to an agreement .

Not destined for the major league, and they may just be for fun, play, and the port signed an agreement with Nike sneakers did not dream of.

It also is an agreement Network which is to provide a basic service, as well as a visit and exchange, communication facilities.

Article 39 Where an agreement is reached upon mediation and is performed as well, no punishment may be given.

Tajikistan finalised an agreement with the United States allowing the transit of non-military supplies for forces fighting in Afghanistan.

He said an agreement must be reached soon.

An agreement between two or more persons to commit suicide together.

Two years ago, the Copenhagen climate summit was alive with the belief that an agreement would be reached.

Hopes of reaching an agreement are beginning to evaporate.

In 2009, Sun signed an agreement to be acquired by Oracle; McNealy's successor never had a chance.

"I do not think there will be an agreement on that subject, " he said.

Before reaching an agreement, Xu's house was demolished and he was offered a less valuable house far from that location.

They did not stop their discussion until an agreement was reached.

Clauses in an agreement that try to restrict the liability of the party that writes them.

A person or business that commits a wrong or breaks an agreement or trust is said to be liable or responsible for it.

I made an agreement with the Security Company that my foreign partner will stand as a beneficiary to lay claim of the money.

Business is conducted slowly. The Dutch are detail-oriented and want to understand every innuendo before coming to an agreement.

possessing an agreement on daily lending RMB for settlement and sale of foreign exchange signed with a Chinese-funded financial institution.

You have to give him fair warning. Come to an agreement about what you expect him to do. And be prepared: it's not going to change a thing.

Burk was cautious about the likelihood that an agreement will be reached by the time the NPT review conference concludes at the end of May.

The clubs reached an agreement over Doni's transfer last month but the keeper rejected Liverpool's first offer, believing it to be too low.

Alitalia was in full crisis mode after Air France-KLM failed to reach an agreement with the Italian carrier's unions about a takeover.

Kiev and Moscow will talk again this weekend, but they'll have to put aside deep political resentments if they are to reach an agreement.

We haven't yet been able to reach an agreement on the terms of the contract.

I've been authorized to go ahead and discuss an agreement with you.

Mr Obama's summit with congressional leaders did at least yield an agreement to keep talking.