21.   The banks had refused to grant the loans unless the association agreed to cede control of its finances and allow for fixed prices on banana exports.

22.   The association agreed to pay for the theater at Don Bosco school at Santa Maria di Licodia in central Sicily, provided it was named after the Iraqi leader.

23.   The minister said the associations agreed to operate with marginal costs during the distressed month, in order to supply local demand.

24.   The National Basketball Association and its players association agreed on a new labor deal Wednesday night, with a vote by owners and players scheduled for Friday.

25.   The associations agreed to stage a full-scale examination of every European transfer system to seek harmonisation.