1.   American officials have said much remains to be done to complete the agreement.

2.   An agreement could be completed within a week, sources said.

3.   Another critical issue in completing the agreement was discussed in Washington last week.

4.   At the time, some on both sides were optimistic they could complete an agreement by the All-Star Game last July.

5.   Aune said the firms have signed an agreement in principle to merge and plan to have a definitive merger agreement completed by the end of November.

6.   A bilateral trade agreement may be completed this year, he added.

7.   According to Boras, Williams was instrumental in completing the agreement and sidestepping a potentially acrimonious arbitration hearing.

8.   After first hitting stores in October, Get Kookie has been selling steadily, and Pasarow expects a big boost when the Wal-Mart agreement is completed.

9.   Air strikes were in their final stages of activation last fall but were called off when Holbrooke completed an agreement with Milosevic.

10.   Airline industry experts said BA probably planned to scrap its alliance with USAir once the American agreement was completed.