71.   Throughout the negotiations Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has kept the agreement which is taking shape under wraps, and even some of the cabinet ministers were not informed.

72.   With teams and players awaiting an unprecedented frenzy of activity, the collective bargaining agreement will take longer than expected to put in writing.

73.   He said the agreement would not take effect for at least five years.

74.   His comments appeared to indicate that the agreement might take the form of an anti-aggression pact or cessation of hostilities accord that would bind the parties to specific measures.

75.   A ruling on the waiver will be made by the Justice Department and there is therefore no firm indication on when the agreement will actually take effect.

76.   A worldwide telecommunications agreement is taking shape, several participants at World Trade Organization talks said here Thursday.

77.   Austrian President Thomas Klestil told US President Bill Clinton Thursday that Austria would contribute troops for an international peace force in Bosnia if a peace agreement takes hold there.

78.   But consumers could be among the biggest winners when the agreement takes effect next January, Barshefsky said.

79.   But consumers could be among the biggest winners when the agreement takes effect, Barshefsky said.

80.   Under the association agreement, all EU citizens who have lived in Slovenia for three years should be able to buy land once the agreement takes effect.