11.   Guthrie, however, wants the lease agreement to be scrapped because it doubts the legality of the Lao Detico Co. Ltd. itself, the Times said.

12.   Hun Sen has also scrapped an agreement to open direct flights between Taiwan and Phnom Penh.

13.   Hussein scrapped the agreement a year later amid allegations that the Palestine Liberation Organization had broken a promise to recognize Israel.

14.   Hussein scrapped the agreement a year later amid allegations that the PLO had broken a promise to recognize Israel.

15.   In the Thai-US case, the previous bilateral agreement was scrapped to allow both sides to negotiate new aviation rights.

16.   Japan is demanding the agreement be scrapped, saying that it has already done its job of raising the share of foreign semiconductors in the Japanese market.

17.   North Korea criticized the United States on Friday for a missile defense test and threatened to scrap all agreements with Washington.

18.   South Korean officials see the latest North Korean move as a negotiating tactic rather than an effort to scrap the agreement itself.

19.   And last year, Russia scrapped an agreement with the United States barring future arms sales to Iran and signed a broad-ranging cooperation treaty with Tehran.

20.   But he was instrumental in scrapping subsequent agreements when they did not include a definite date for his return.