1.   At the first meeting with the students we discussed with them the arguments for this way of working and secured their agreement.

2.   He made a secret trip to the White House in order to secure an agreement.

3.   Our most important priority is to secure the agreement of the industry to effective voluntary agreements and then to police them robustly.

4.   During his tour Cheney had secured the agreement of the Japanese and South Korean governments for his proposed troop cuts.

5.   The concession resulted from negotiations initiated by the Georgian Interior Ministry which had also secured agreement by Ossete militants to surrender weapons stolen from the police.

6.   Analysts say the French ministry is withholding approval until Generali and Allianz have secured an agreement.

7.   After iGOLF secured an agreement with AOL, the company signed an advertising deal with club maker Callaway Golf.

8.   After pooling their talents and gathering start-up money, Fenner secured an agreement with Underwood Books, an independent publisher in Grass Valley, Calif.

9.   But the recent history of Mideast diplomacy suggests that only Washington can supply the consistent and effective leadership needed to secure an agreement.

10.   But the sources said that Clinton did not ask Mubarak for his help in securing an agreement at the Camp David talks during their telephone conversation.