1.   The pact is to last three years and includes an option to extend.

2.   Also in a written statement, Richard Sibbernsen, BellSouth vice president of human resources, said the pact is good for employees, the company and customers.

3.   Analysts said the pact is important for Boeing because the U.S. planemaker is struggling to cope with parts shortages amid a boom in aircraft orders.

4.   Analysts said the pact is important for Boeing because the U.S. planemaker needs more suppliers to help cope with parts shortages amid a boom in aircraft orders.

5.   Bank of Italy Governor Antonio Fazio said the strengthened stability pact is unlikely to affect the value of the lire.

6.   BAe and Boeing maintained that the pact is typical in an aerospace industry where rivals for major contracts often supply each other with parts on other projects.

7.   Because a settlement requires agreement by both sides, the failure of the asbestos victims to appeal means the pact is dead, they say.

8.   Because the countries of the region are in such varied economic stages, such a pact is a long way off, Zoellick said.

9.   A Lockheed spokesman said the Boeing pact was not a response to any perceived concerns of the Pentagon about the Northrop merger.

10.   Bush said that pact was outmoded since the Soviet Union and the Cold War slipped into history.