21.   But he believes agreement could come in two to three years.

22.   But in this age of global markets, that agreement has come back to haunt the St. Louis beer giant.

23.   But these employment agreements have come back to haunt some of their signers in an economy that now seethes with knowledgable people laid off by troubled companies.

24.   Clinton and Republican leaders have cited progress in recent budget negotiations and have said an agreement could come soon --perhaps as early as Wednesday or Thursday.

25.   Diplomats say an agreement must come quickly.

26.   Down the stretch this spring, she insisted agreement would come and that it would win widespread voter approval, and she was right.

27.   For many people in Bahr el Ghazal, a peace agreement cannot come soon enough.

28.   He said he expected a Mets agreement would come after an agreement with the Yankees because the Mets have more time on their lease.

29.   Helyar wonders whether that agreement will come soon enough to prevent some teams from moving to other cities.

30.   If and when an agreement comes, though, investors will be seen as having helped push the process forward, Collender said.