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The fact that it's now a two-way agreement is symbolic and a positive step that may lead to further cooperation. A currency swap is still just a safety net for countries in the case of crisis, but I'm hopeful that this will lead to more forward-looking policy initiatives about how to get private- sector money flowing in the region.

The fact is, there won't be a consensus agreement reached before the deadline. It's not practical given how far apart the two sides are. But there's no light switch today. It's not turning off of one, turning on of the other.

The problem with retirees is once you're a retiree, you're no longer a member of a collective bargain agreement.

Christopher Dodd

The real hope was that we could get some cease-fire agreement here,

I was pleasantly surprised, and I could tell that they are genuine about wanting us in the coalition. The talks were very constructive and from the good atmosphere, we could tell that we will be able to reach an agreement soon.

I would hope that we could work with the family to come to some agreement,

I would note that it's subject to an agreement on safeguards, which addresses the issue of how the fuel will be used.

I would not be surprised to see an agreement by the end of this year,

I would like to have an agreement (on future cuts) in Montreal but that's unrealistic,

Microsoft has a history of successful collaboration with Apple, and this agreement underscores our commitment to the Mac platform. We've had many years of success with Office for Mac, and this formal commitment confirms that we're in the Mac business for the long haul.

Microsoft did not object to Compaq's inclusion of the Netscape Navigator icon on the Presario desktop. Microsoft in no way limits Compaq in its license agreements from including Netscape's icon.

Paul Maritz

Microsoft and 3Com have a strong, long-standing business relationship. This agreement further strengthens that relationship and allows us to move quickly beyond our differences over this issue.

Brad Smith

Microsoft is obligated as a company to continue to move forward to meet our obligations under the agreement, even as we are waiting for a final decision.

Mike Bennett

Membership is just fed up with it and wants to know whether General Motors is going to live up to this agreement or not.

When that development agreement was approved, the city extracted $1.5 million from the developer. That money was used to help build the Rocklin Sunset Center, which has been beneficial to the entire community.

We just want to remind them of our agreement with the board,

We jumped ahead of the liability part to see if we could get agreement on damages but we couldn't. We tried. Everyone tried and everyone felt we'd like to do something but we couldn't.

I think the states have an agreement in concept on all the difficult points. I am more than optimistic that we will meet the Feb. 2 deadline.

Gary Bettman

It is clear to me that if we're not working on a written document, memorializing our agreement this weekend, I don't see how we can play any semblance of a season,

Mansion will invest money in the English Premier League as we believe it will be a powerful tool to continue our successful international growth. We aim to reach agreement with a club in the coming months and look forward to working closely with a team that is passionate about building our brand around the world in an open partnership.

I'm hoping there will be some voting repercussions. The (county) commissioners really let us down. (Commissioners) Steve Stuart and Marc Boldt gave us verbal agreement that they would do anything they could to keep the clinic from opening.

Douglas Alexander

I'm in agreement with David Miliband when he says our generation of Labour politicians are not willing to hand over the direction of the country without a serious electoral fight.

We now have a ballpark agreement that is better for the District and is better in every way. What it will do is bring in revenue.

We never talk about specifics of internal meetings. We have an agreement coming up and we talk about issues relevant to preparation for that. We keep our internal meetings confidential.

We never stopped negotiating. We are working toward reaching a consensual agreement by the end of the month.

We need a moral road map toward the end of the occupation and the signing of a permanent agreement. We will not rest until we have carried out (Rabin's) way.

We need a healthy oil business in order to move to a healthy gas business. We view oil and gas as one package and the agreement reached with the governor is finely balanced.

We need a consensual agreement. We can't get out of bankruptcy without one.

Tony Blair

We need a comprehensive, ambitious agreement to cut barriers to trade in the three key areas: agriculture, non-agricultural market access, and services,

Bill Shorten

I'm proud of my record of negotiating agreements, representing people and making sure that both employers and employees could get the best out of going to work every day.

We categorically reject any attempt to link (Iran) to the proposed Indo-U.S. agreement on civil nuclear energy cooperation, which stands on its own merits.

We are trying to do it this week. Once we have come to an agreement on everything, obviously the hostages can go home.

We couldn't meet our end of the agreement in a timely fashion, which delayed their construction. We extended the agreement with a one-year moratorium, and in June they will have to be in at least 30,000 square feet of building and meet the employment requirement.