1.   An economic accord reached last year between Serbs and Croatia led to the opening of a stretch of highway through Serb-held territory and of an oil pipeline.

2.   After the initial accord reached in Oslo, Israel began a process of withdrawing from the Gaza Strip and major Palestinian cities on the West Bank.

3.   After the agreement is signed, officials expect that the U.S. and Japan can ratify and implement a tentative ports accord reached earlier this month.

4.   Clinton and Congress will consider legislation to draft into law the accord reached in June between the industry and state attorneys general.

5.   It is not clear whether the U.S. goal includes trying to force Milosevic to accept the peace accord reached earlier this year with the Kosovars.

6.   The accord has reached a standstill over several issues.

7.   The latest agreement, which was signed on Saturday, revived the Wye River land-for-security accord reached last October.

8.   The once-promising Oslo peace accords have reached this volatile state because of intransigence on both sides.

9.   The tax bill would put into legislation the bipartisan balanced budget accord reached between congressional Republicans and the White House this spring.

10.   Pardew, who helped broker the accord reached last week, was equally upbeat.