1.   Negotiators in Geneva reached their final agreement just hours before the midnight deadline.

2.   Shamir reached the coalition agreement only hours before the deadline set by President Chaim Herzog for the formation of a new government.

3.   Indeed, in Kyoto, one industry coalition went as far as to put out a news release denouncing the agreement hours before the deal was final.

4.   Nonetheless, the bold action by the commission apparently nudged the two sides toward an agreement only hours before its order was to take effect.

5.   Officials negotiated those agreements only hours before a news conference announcing the final deal with Disney.