1.   And so a new pledge has been made, the second-term agenda set.

2.   Few in Congress said they think the dissident Republicans can reverse the free-trade agenda set by several administrations.

3.   Some developing countries resent having the research agenda set by consultative group scientists, who are mainly from industrialized countries.

4.   The Bundesbank has dismissed unemployment as a political problem, saying its agenda is setting monetary policy with the foremost goal of price stability.