1.   But most trade agreements are bilateral deals governing trade in specific products or services, from pharmaceuticals to telecommunications.

2.   It wants to join the World Trade Organization, the Geneva-based group that governs global trade.

3.   Japan says the sanctions violate the rules of the WTO, which governs world trade.

4.   Neither firm admitted wrongdoing, but both agreed to hire independent consultants to monitor their compliance with the rules governing the trade of Treasury securities.

5.   Neither side seems prepared to back down on its interpretation of the regulations governing sugar trade under NAFTA.

6.   Oxfam says that free trade can benefit rich and poor countries alike, but claims that the rules that govern international trade favor the rich.

7.   Release of the information apparently was timed to coincide with the WTO meeting in Seattle, where discussions were to begin on new rules governing international trade.

8.   The real prize is membership of the World Trade Organization, the body that governs global trade.

9.   Opening markets in financial services has been a top goal of the United States during the seven-year effort to rewrite the rules governing world trade.

10.   A ministerial conference in May is likely to set priorities for new liberalization agreements and rules governing trade in the next century.