1. But talks with Washington did not result in a substantive agreement, and Clinton decided against visiting Pyongyang. 2. But the first day of their summit meeting produced no substantive economic agreements, which Western scholars said pointed to a fundamental flaw in that partnership. 3. Lott said that meetings during the past two weeks between congressional staff members and Clinton administration aides had failed to produce any substantive agreement or compromise on the budget. 4. Others have resulted in substantive agreements that improved the climate for peace. 5. The most important substantive agreement came in the environmental area, permitting the sale of American technologies to help China reduce its emissions of polluting gases into the atmosphere. 6. US officials said no substantive agreements were reached in the two days of talks. 7. White House officials said Bush will talk about opening markets and reducing trade barriers, but have lowered expectations of achieving any substantive agreements. 8. A WTO accord would round out a summit conspicuously lacking in substantive agreements. 9. An accord would round out a summit conspicuously lacking in substantive agreements. 10. Beyond the cease-fire, however, no substantive agreements have been reached. |
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