41.   Opponents said the measure threatened to derail the carefully crafted budget agreement that had been reached between the congressional leaders and the White House.

42.   Over the years, both locally and across the country, there have been numerous civil court settlements reached between the church and victims of abuse by clergymen.

43.   Ponsolle said the banking consortium will vote on a detailed debt accord two to three months after a preliminary agreement is reached between the banks and Eurotunnel.

44.   Put simply, how much authority does a judge have to question settlements reached between prosecutors and the companies being charged?

45.   Robinson added that ticket prices would remain according to the previous cut if a settlement is reached between owners and the union before the home opener.

46.   Rogers, reached between meetings, seemed ready to enlist instantly.

47.   Rubin said it was unlikely that China would block any accord -- or the Security Council resolution endorsing it -- that might be reached between Russia and NATO.

48.   Shen said importing the film would depend on an agreement being reached between its distributor and the foreign owner, Universal Pictures.

49.   So an understanding was reached between the tobacco industry and those lawyers in which they would negotiate fees separately from the agreement, those sources said.

50.   Software, film and music industry groups established offices in China to monitor piracy as part of an agreement reached between the U.S. and China last February.