31.   However diplomatic sources said an accord could be signed without India if New Delhi merely withdrew rather than used its veto.

32.   Energy executives say they are generally favourable to the treaty, if it is signed without too many ifs and buts.

33.   The Thai foreign ministry refused to transfer ownership, saying the contract was not valid because it was signed without permission.

34.   Other agreements expected to be signed without difficulty cover trade union rights and a ban on Sunday driving for foreign trucks.

35.   Other agreements expected to be signed without difficulty Friday cover trade union rights and a ban on Sunday driving for foreign trucks.

36.   Reform Party members said the accord was signed without their approval and formed a new alliance that gave the government a pro-Russian bias in its foreign policy.

37.   The agreement was signed without any great controversy, as the country placed few conditions on its entry and heavily promoted its progressive social system and environmental protection laws.