1.   A new era began for Northern Ireland with the signing of the peace agreement.

2.   A peace agreement now seems a probability rather than a possibility.

3.   Any kind of peace agreement still seems a long way off.

4.   Indeed, the Prime Minister sent a message of congratulation to President Christiani when the peace agreement was reached.

5.   Negotiations have broken down, and the peace agreement is now in jeopardy.

6.   S.-brokered peace agreement suspended the bloodshed.

7.   The fact that the government was willing to sign a new peace agreement was its concession.

8.   The issue now is to ensure that the ceasefire turns into a lasting peace agreement.

9.   The new peace agreement is being hailed as a major breakthrough.