1.   Another star, also seeking a new pact, may be close to signing.

2.   A U.S. Department of Transportation official close to those negotiations said U.S. officials aim to reach a tentative agreement on a new pact at that meeting.

3.   AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said the new pact would give workers a role in management restructuring in the workplace.

4.   But along with Honeywell, Houston Herstek recently won a new pact for the widely praised antitobacco campaign it has developed for the Massachusetts.

5.   But last Wednesday, both sides returned to the table saying the new FedEx pact greatly boosted the likelihood of an agreement.

6.   Company and union officials declined to disclose information on the new pacts Sunday, saying they will first be presented to TWA workers.

7.   Clinton raised the stakes in the PNTR debate last November when U.S. trade negotiators announced tentative new pacts with China.

8.   Davis said Tuesday that he could sign a new pact at any time.

9.   Corporations insisted on restoring some kind of discount, but the break with the past gave the airlines an opportunity to negotiate new pacts.

10.   He added that in previous agreements between the league and players, the provisions of past agreements stayed in place until a new pact was negotiated.