21.   At a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Dr. Abdullah beamed as he announced the agreement.

22.   Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and the Senate majority leader, Joseph Bruno, issued a joint news release Monday announcing the agreement.

23.   At the University of Baghdad, physical education instructors announced the agreement and then continued lessons on how to fire Kalashnikov rifles in case of a foreign invasion.

24.   Attorney General Janet Reno announced an agreement Wednesday with top law officials of seven other industrial nations to step up efforts to combat fast-growing Internet crime.

25.   Atlanta-based InteReach Internet Service announced an agreement with flightserv.com to upgrade the consumer travel Web site.

26.   Authorities finally announced an agreement, and the terrorists and hostages were escorted to a nearby airport.

27.   Bank IV recently announced an agreement with Visa Interactive to bring interactive banking to its customers via video screen phones and computers beginning later this year.

28.   Beyond the mutual praise, a few concrete agreements were announced on Tuesday.

29.   Both men are scheduled to arrive in Berlin on Friday to work out final details and formally announce an agreement.

30.   A banker familiar with the talks said an agreement could be announced next week, the Journal said.