71.   These land pacts are not about Indian sovereignty.

72.   This pact is the second tentative agreement reached by negotiators.

73.   Trade pacts are an important factor for the maquilas and the rest of the regionally focused economy.

74.   While these are signs that enforcing the agreement will be difficult, the pact itself is estimable.

75.   Yet even a wireless pact may be just a step toward something more definitive, said Elliott Hamilton, vice president of the Strategis Group.

76.   A formal trade pact is one of the final steps necessary for fully normal relations between Washington and Hanoi.

77.   A pact is likely to be signed in Washington.

78.   Abdullah said the pacts would be beneficial to Malaysia as the African country is part of an eight-member economic and monetary union where imports are tax-free.

79.   A trade pact may be just around the corner.

80.   Abdullah said a new pact would only be effective if the government allowed foreign observers into the province to monitor it.