11.   Large ships will be cruising farther off the Central California coast, thanks to a landmark agreement designed to reduce the risk of a catastrophic oil spill.

12.   Negotiators at the World Trade Organization in Geneva signed a landmark agreement over the weekend that should throw open vast new telephone markets to competition and foreign investment.

13.   Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark agreement to improve relations, calling for an increase in mutual trade and coordination of monetary, financial and tax policy.

14.   Shares of tobacco companies rose on expectations that the industry and its opponents are close to reaching a landmark agreement to settle health-related lawsuits.

15.   The accord paves the way for a landmark agreement within two weeks, according to six people in the talks.

16.   The accord paves the way for a possible landmark agreement within two weeks, according to six people in the talks.

17.   The landmark agreement will govern compensation to be paid to musicians for performances made available on the Internet.

18.   The landmark agreement, which was negotiated seven years ago, calls for cutting the American and Russian nuclear arsenals by half.

19.   The landmark agreement, however, hinges on what the Chinese inspectors find during their tours, Peters said.

20.   This unique situation in the U.S. is the result of a landmark agreement between the regional phone company and state regulators.