31.   If the tobacco companies can work through the wording of the nicotine proposal, an agreement might come as early as Monday, sources said.

32.   In part, the agreements have come because of legal loopholes and regulatory decisions that have punched wide gaps in the existing legal restrictions.

33.   Indeed, the agreement comes after a tense period in U.S.-China relations that began with the bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade in May.

34.   No agreement came.

35.   News that an agreement is coming together to help South Korea will boost Japanese financial institutions, said Dhia Amir, a trader at Nomura Securities.

36.   Next up is Ford Motor Co., where an agreement could come as early as this week.

37.   No agreement came from these talks.

38.   Now, his agent Jack Mula and the Cowboys are working to get it done, with an agreement possibly coming as soon as Thursday.

39.   Out of that came an agreement, with each state pledging to cooperate in devising a plan to share rivers flowing through the states.