1.   At midday the White House still was wrangling over the amount of money that the accord would guarantee for United States contributions to the United Nations.

2.   Short of dramatic, ideally democratic changes in former Yugoslavia, no international accord can guarantee that Kosovar Albanians will abandon their claim to independence in the foreseeable future.

3.   The accord also guarantees that innocent Serbs who remain in these areas will be treated well, but few people here believe it.

4.   The accord guarantees a broad range of privileges for U.S. officials and protections for U.S. nationals arrested or otherwise detained by Hong Kong authorities.

5.   The accord guaranteed retraining for those who lost their jobs to Mexico.

6.   The peace accord guarantees the rights and property of Serbs who remain in Grbavica, but few say they will risk staying.

7.   While spokesmen for the peasants said the accord guaranteed that coca crops would not be forcefully eradicated, government officials denied that their eradication program had been compromised.

8.   Even if the accord alone cannot guarantee lasting peace, Mitchell said, he believes it will have a permanent effect.

9.   Even if the Dayton accords guarantee their safe return, few seem prepared to face likely hostility.

10.   On the economic front, the accords guarantee free trade in industrial goods and beneficial terms for agricultural produce, as well as liberalization of services and financial transfers.