1.   But now, as a result of the peso crisis, even NAFTA supporters are starting to gripe that the pact will take much longer to pay off.

2.   Only then will the pact take effect.

3.   The pact will take force when the two countries formally sign the agreement.

4.   The new pact will take effect this season, superseding what would have been the final year of his old deal.

5.   The pact will not take effect until China gains entry to the WTO, and most of it will be phased in over five years or longer.

6.   But the pact never took hold because the main Hutu rebel groups were not part of it.

7.   The pact will take effect in selected foreign markets as well as in Switzerland and will take the form of joint ventures, an announcement said.

8.   Jackson, concurring with the Justice Department, said the pact would take effect as soon as he ordered it.

9.   The pact took effect this year, but is being obstructed by Greece amid strained relations between the two neighbours.