1.   Microsoft and Intel yesterday announced a cross-licensing agreement aimed at making it easy to place voice and video calls on the Internet.

2.   ...an international agreement aimed at halting the destruction of the ozone layer.

3.   These agreements aimed to secure widespread support for pay moderation and other austerity measures, but real wages nevertheless increased significantly faster in Spain than in EEC countries.

4.   MICROSOFT AND DIGITAL IN PACT Microsoft and Digital Equipment announced an agreement aimed at helping both companies capture a bigger share of the corporate market for computers and software.

5.   That agreement aimed to revamp international lenders, including the IMF, to better cope with swift-moving markets that can collapse rapidly.

6.   The agreement aims to encourage the development of devices that support Windows Media, thus giving musicians and record companies more incentive to release music in the Microsoft format.

7.   The agreement aims to strengthen cooperation between the U.S. and Europe in the post-Cold War era.

8.   The agreement aimed at putting an end to the electoral disputes that have afflicted the country for most of this century.

9.   After bargaining through the night, U.S. and South Korean trade negotiators concluded an agreement Thursday aimed at boosting the sale of American cars in South Korea.