71.   Prosecutors have denied making such an agreement.

72.   Samper has been sending ministerial emissaries to visit leading political figures in Colombia to test the waters for such an agreement.

73.   She said much work would have to be done before such an agreement could be reached.

74.   Smith and his attorneys have denied the existence of such an agreement.

75.   Smith has consistently denied the existence of such an agreement and has vehemently denied that he has had sexual contact with the two men.

76.   She said that such an agreement would be more efficient and help security.

77.   Such an agreement could take several days to negotiate.

78.   Such an agreement is contrary to routine civil practice, according to a University of Texas law professor who is not involved in the case.

79.   Such an agreement might not be legally enforceable, he said, but the practice works, even if sometimes it is accompanied by threats.

80.   Such an agreement would add to the pressure on the Swiss government to reach a parallel settlement.