1.   The pact had the support of most sectors including the parliamentary parties, the trade unions and employers.

2.   The Warsaw pact would have to find a new home for its southern command, a small price.

3.   And he says the Kyoto pact has problems, including unfair breaks for developing nations.

4.   Barshefsky, the U.S. trade representative, said the software pact could have a trickle-down effect on the private sector.

5.   But for those who do not fit into these and a handful of other favored groups, the pact would have little effect.

6.   But the pact had a clause permitting each party to back out of it six months after giving notice.

7.   But the pact has no money of its own, and it cannot design, initiate or manage the projects of donors.

8.   But that pact has yet to produce changes that can be felt in the communities.

9.   But the Qwest-BellSouth pact may have broader implications, and not just because of the larger financial value.

10.   Opponents of the fast-track law warn that trade pacts can have unintended consequences such as moving production to nations with lower trade and labor standards.