11.   IBM and Acer, a major PC maker, already have an existing supply relationship, but the new pact expands their arrangement considerably.

12.   If it upholds the earlier rulings, it will be up to the Legislature to decide whether to approve new gambling pacts with the tribes.

13.   If no new pact is in place by then, many guild members are not expected to ride beginning Sunday.

14.   It was the first local contract dispute since the auto maker reached a new national pact last fall.

15.   It is possible that the cutbacks could be restored when the new union pact is settled.

16.   Mexican finance leaders said they expected the new pact to help stabilize the currency.

17.   Negotiations on a new pact started last year.

18.   Most guild members are not expected to ride if there is no new pact.

19.   Next April, Clinton will visit Chile for the second Summit of the Americas, which is expected to mark the start of formal negotiations over the new pact.

20.   Negotiations for a new pact begin in September, Bofferding said.