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单词 agreement
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agreement
(əgrmənt )
Word forms: agreements
1. countable noun [oft NOUN to-infinitive] B2
An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
It looks as though a compromise agreement has now been reached.
The two countries signed an agreement to jointly launch satellites.
...a new defence agreement between Greece and the United States.
2. uncountable noun B2
Agreement on something is a joint decision that a particular course of action should be taken.
The two men had not reached agreement on any issues. [+ on]
But instead of ending in agreement, the talks broke up in acrimony at the end of the week.
3. uncountable noun B2
Agreement with someone means having the same opinion as they have.
The judge kept nodding in agreement.
There was general agreement that every effort should be made to prevent the war from spreading.
in agreement phrase B2
If you are in agreement with someone, you have the same opinion as they have.
Not all scholars are in agreement with her, however. [+ with]
We were in basic agreement on this point.
4. uncountable noun B2
Agreement to a course of action means allowing it to happen or giving it your approval.
The clinic doctor will then write to your GP to get his agreement.
in agreement phrase B2
If you are in agreement with a plan or proposal, you approve of it.
The president was in full agreement with the proposal. [+ with]
5. uncountable noun
If there is agreement between two accounts of an event or two sets of figures, they are the same or are consistent with each other.
Many other surveys have produced results essentially in agreement with these figures. [+ with]
Synonyms: correspondence, agreeing, accord, similarity  
6. uncountable noun
In grammar, agreement refers to the way that a word has a form appropriate to the number or gender of the noun or pronoun it relates to.
Collocations:
agreement expires
The projects must start within a specified time frame or the agreement expires.
Houston Chronicle
This agreement expires when school begins.
Christianity Today
In 2010, its members voted to renew the merger once the current agreement expires.
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agreement specifies
Our agreement specifies a guaranteed amount and also a 'super-profit' when we make one.
Times, Sunday Times
If the tenancy agreement specifies that the council only has to give garage owners a week's notice to quit then, in all probability, this will be legally binding.
The Sun
The agreement specifies that the parcels may be redeveloped to house residential, retail, and/or other commercial properties.
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This tri-party agreement specifies the methods for merging the two pilot groups and the operating rules during the transition.
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The corporation's articles of incorporation and bylaws as well as occupancy agreement specifies the cooperative's rules.
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announce an agreement
However, as of yesterday, the department had failed to announce an agreement with other train operators over the new deals.
Times,Sunday Times
The club hope to announce the agreement within the next ten days.
The Sun
The delay allowed another developer to announce an agreement to acquire the property.
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Under a preliminary agreement announced yesterday, the companies and federal prosecutors set out the process and timeline for negotiating a settlement of the civil claims.
Times, Sunday Times
The agreement announced yesterday will last for three years.
Times, Sunday Times
approve an agreement
A judge has yet to approve the agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
Lawyers will be paid a fixed fee of 150 to provide advice during the mediation and immediately after, to formalise and approve any agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
A subsequent referendum approved the agreement as well.
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arbitration agreement
The negative aspect of an arbitration agreement was a feature shared with an exclusive choice of court clause.
Times, Sunday Times
In the present case, the claimant was not a party to the international arbitration agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
A party seeking relief within the scope of the arbitration agreement undertook to do so in arbitration in whatever forum was prescribed.
Times, Sunday Times
Each might also differ from the law which governed the validity and scope of the arbitration agreement.
Times,Sunday Times
Section 37 was a general power, not specifically tailored to situations where there was either an arbitration agreement or an exclusive choice of court clause.
Times, Sunday Times
bilateral agreement
There are commercial issues to be completed and we also require bilateral agreement between the two governments to get this project across the line.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Negotiating bilateral agreements to trade oil and gas is simpler than deals covering things such as financial services.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It also intends to use bilateral trade agreements to build in stronger safeguards for intellectual rights.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
binding agreement
A solemn and binding agreement was being hammered out by which neither would go out in the evening without the other.
Times, Sunday Times
However, a binding agreement setting out their responsibilities has not yet been signed.
Times, Sunday Times
The decision was taken months ago to abandon any attempt at a binding agreement as impossible.
Times, Sunday Times
However, the deals on the table make it certain there will be no binding agreement to cut emissions for many years.
Times, Sunday Times
The internal report said negotiators had largely agreed on an 'international binding agreement'.
Times, Sunday Times
bipartisan agreement
Previously implacable enemies in the US political leadership have reached a bipartisan agreement on $150 billion of emergency tax cuts.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
With opposition growing and midterm elections looming in November, time to get bipartisan agreement on the reforms is running out.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But both say they are hopeful they could reach bipartisan agreement after taking office.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
broad agreement
There was some understanding of libel law, and some broad agreement on what it was wrong to do.
Times, Sunday Times
There was broad agreement that the challenges are not helped by government tax policies, whether through energy levies or business rates.
Times, Sunday Times
The report said that there was broad agreement that the college would represent teaching, not teachers.
Times, Sunday Times
He adds his bricks to a structure of broad agreement and consolidating insight.
The Times Literary Supplement
The second reason for the broad agreement was the existence of precedents.
Times, Sunday Times
broker an agreement
The association supports locally brokered access agreements that allow efficient, effective management of our rivers and streams.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
An agreement has been brokered to form a unity government by the middle of next month.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Such an agreement could be brokered by advisers on either side.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
coalition agreement
One of the most important lines in the coalition agreement is that austerity has to be shared fairly and that people on low incomes need to be protected.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He played a crucial role in talks on the coalition agreement.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The pledge failed to make it past the first week of government, an early casualty of the coalition agreement.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
collective bargaining agreement
A new collective bargaining agreement was nearly completed when the union broke off talks, it said.
Times, Sunday Times
The collective bargaining agreement that got hockey playing again included a formula where players' remuneration was now linked to the commercial success of their teams and the entire league.
Times,Sunday Times
We've got a collective bargaining agreement that's levelled the playing field and controlled player cost.
Globe and Mail
Union leaders said their members had been promised as much as 300 per cent as part of a three-year collective bargaining agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
They want the salad bar, which employs only two or three people - it depends on how busy things are - to sign a collective bargaining agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
come to an agreement
It's a powerful incentive for both sides to come to an agreement quickly.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
First they must show that they have taken reasonable steps to come to an agreement themselves.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Hopefully the clubs can come to an agreement.
The Sun (2006)
comprehensive agreement
This would be followed by a second round of negotiations that looks at a more comprehensive agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
We recognise that it will be a challenge to reach such a comprehensive agreement within the two-year period set out for withdrawal discussions in the treaty.
Times, Sunday Times
The result was a comprehensive agreement on redistribution of domains.
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On the other hand, a comprehensive agreement maintains distortions that have arisen between different industries, i.e. when wages are too low in one industry relative to other industries.
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Article 10 of the agreement provided for a comprehensive agreement to be reached in future negotiations under the auspices of the joint commission established in 1992.
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compromise agreement
After a while, my employer offered me a compromise agreement.
The Sun (2014)
We have a compromise agreement in place that just covers his resignation from this job.
The Sun (2007)
Employment lawyers say almost all compromise agreements contain confidentiality clauses.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
confidentiality agreement
All shortlisted entrants will be asked to sign a confidentiality agreement.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She met journalists and advised on confidentiality agreements.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The pictures used in the study were not published due to confidentiality agreements with the participants.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
contract agreement
A contract agreement was reached that covered three years 2006 to 2009.
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All these conditions are well specified in the contract agreement that the client signs upfront.
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The strike lasted for two weeks and resulted in a tentative contract agreement.
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These students are under contract agreement to work for the company for two years for every one year they are sponsored.
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In some cases the contractors have been given mobilisation advance just a day after signing the contract agreement.
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contractual agreement
An agreement should be signed in advance of any training by the employee, as an express written agreement or contractual agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
Test methods may be determined by standards, regulatory agencies, or contractual agreement, or may have to be created new.
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Purchase orders are usually used as a contractual agreement with vendors to buy goods or services.
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These design drawings were annotated as confidential, and customers received a contractual agreement of confidentiality with their purchase.
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This alliance was a contractual agreement between the two peoples.
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custody agreement
Listen to your friends, because your fella's proposal sounds more like a custody agreement than a relationship.
The Sun
He can renegotiate the custody agreement in five years.
The Sun
Details of the official custody agreement remain private.
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Even while they are dating the custody agreement they have remains the same but, as they are often at each other's places, the rules bend a little.
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She's no longer with either of her sons' fathers, with whom she shares verbal custody agreements that she's never felt the need to put on paper.
Times, Sunday Times
enforce an agreement
Section 56 means, therefore, that a person may enforce an agreement respecting property made for his benefit, although he was not a party to it.
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Unfortunately, there was no means by which to enforce the agreement.
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The credit provider may then take steps to enforce the agreement.
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The court held that if a company's arbitration agreement includes a clause delegating fairness challenges to the arbitrator, a court must enforce that agreement and send the matter to arbitration.
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She enforced an agreement with her former husband, who gave up banking to work as a university researcher, which prevented him from taking 5m of her wealth.
Times, Sunday Times
enforceable agreement
If you did not exchange contracts, the abortive buyer has not therefore broken any enforceable agreement with you.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The church appealed, claiming that there was no enforceable agreement to arbitrate.
Christianity Today (2000)
The court noted that an enforceable agreement or contract requires an offer by one party and an acceptance of the offer by another party.
Christianity Today (2000)
exclusive agreement
Once you have the vendor's attention, try to secure an exclusive agreement for a territory.
ST
When possible, secure an exclusive agreement for a territory.
ST
Then they were told that an exclusive agreement had been signed with a fifth party as the preferred bidder and that there could be no further communication with them.
Times, Sunday Times
This was as a result of an exclusive agreement between the two organisations.
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existing agreement
Over 14 years on an existing agreement this would entitle the landlord to reclaim an estimated 23,100.
Times, Sunday Times
Real's existing agreement with adidas was due to run until 2020 but has been renewed four years early.
Times, Sunday Times
Enforcing an existing agreement still had many attractions over going to court for discretionary relief.
Times, Sunday Times
The court may order a new business tenancy of up to 15 years on similar terms to the existing agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
The users saw it as breaking the existing agreement and the sale was taken to the courts.
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final agreement
The president also chairs talks at the summit and decides when to bring down the gavel on the final agreement.
Times,Sunday Times
The two businesses will need clearance from antitrust regulators before the final agreement can be signed.
Times, Sunday Times
Banking sources say the complex structure of the deal means a final agreement may not be ready in time for the bank's results.
Times, Sunday Times
The ministry hopes to publish the proposals within six weeks, but no final agreement has been reached.
Times, Sunday Times
Bring everyone into the decision-making process and motivate them to personally commit to the final agreement.
Christianity Today
forge an agreement
But the former prime minister was unable to forge an agreement among her own cabinet, let alone parliament, and the issue was shelved.
Times,Sunday Times
Ministers from leading nations are struggling to forge an agreement spurning competitive currency devaluations amid fears that a foreign exchange war could derail the world recovery.
Times, Sunday Times
The 18 political parties opposed to his 36 years of rule forged an agreement this week to unite in their demands for free and fair elections due in 2018.
Times, Sunday Times
formal agreement
A caretaker administration has been in place since the election, pending a formal agreement among the country's political leaders.
Times, Sunday Times
There doesn't have to be a formal agreement - even a text saying: 'thanks for the loan' would help.
The Sun
We were about an inch away from a formal agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
Despite signing a letter of intent, no formal agreement to buy the brand has since been entered into.
Times, Sunday Times
And these problems can be sorted only with a formal agreement on the terms of parting.
Times, Sunday Times
franchise agreement
I stupidly signed up to a franchise agreement and it didn't work out.
The Sun
Revenue has dipped, it's in the franchise agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
Northern said that it was obliged to maintain a service as part of its franchise agreement.
Times,Sunday Times
But the company took a near-80 million hit from a fall in taxpayer subsidies from a tougher franchise agreement signed in 2009.
Times, Sunday Times
He then approached various established airlines to ask whether they wanted to give him a franchise agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
free trade agreement
This would give time to negotiate a future free trade agreement.
Times, Sunday Times (2019)
But this glosses over the reality that without free trade agreements many of our businesses would lose a chunk of their market.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
'We truly believe a free trade agreement between us could increase trade between our countries by three or four times.
The Sun (2019)
historic agreement
The governments of both these countries this week reached a historic agreement to work together for the survival of the species.
Times, Sunday Times
The historic agreement was announced after months of tortuous negotiations.
The Sun
As we report today, these negotiations are poised to reach a historic agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
I encourage other heads of government to become signatories to this historic agreement.
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The historic agreement recognizes the key contribution of social security institutions to the extension of coverage.
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honour an agreement
When she did not honour that agreement, they started legal proceedings.
Times, Sunday Times
Why would any business honour an agreement of that financial magnitude, set up by an employee operating outside company guidelines?
Times, Sunday Times
Although the railway was completed in 1850, the railway company did not honour the agreement.
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However, the plant did not honour the agreement and implicated several workers in exaggerated police cases.
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He honours the agreement, but with success come temptations.
Times, Sunday Times
implement an agreement
The declaration committed member states to interpret and implement the agreement to support public health and to promote access to medicines for all.
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The differences in pay and working conditions between the mills that had settled, and those that only partially implemented an agreement, became an issue.
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Implementing the agreement required a change to the charter, however.
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Parliament and the four provincial legislatures then passed acts to implement the agreements.
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in complete agreement
On one thing we are in complete agreement; the inadvisability of filling a holiday with organised activity.
Times, Sunday Times
I'm in complete agreement with this.
Times, Sunday Times
We're not exactly in complete agreement.
Globe and Mail
I'm in complete agreement with what the workers have to say on this.
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in total agreement
Yet when they are told they should receive 10,000 more in pay, they are suddenly in total agreement.
The Sun
Essentially you're asking him to accept a platonic relationship, which works well for some people, but only if they're in total agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
That doesn't mean every potential board member has to be in total agreement with everything we've previously decided or done.
Christianity Today
Thankfully, he was in total agreement.
The Sun
informal agreement
Full investigations have begun on more than 500 complaints, and 60 or so files have been closed after informal agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
I would be wary of an informal agreement after the breakdown of a relationship as the situation could turn nasty.
Times, Sunday Times
He often worked by informal agreement, and many of his bands were not tied to the label by contract.
Times, Sunday Times
In 90 per cent of cases the informal agreement means the carers do not receive financial support from the state.
The Sun
He said that an informal agreement had been drawn up to try to clarify which cases should be dealt with by which jurisdiction, to appease concerns.
Times, Sunday Times
interim agreement
However, in 2013 an interim agreement was reached reversing those actions.
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An interim agreement in 1971 was followed by a new constitution in 1976.
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The conflict was only resolved by an interim agreement which allowed each emperor to support their preferred clergy within their own spheres of influence.
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To resolve this grievance, in 1989 an interim agreement was reached.
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The interim agreement lapsed without renewal.
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international agreement
Some form of international agreement seems inevitable.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It must be countered by international agreement and policing now.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It was introduced after an international agreement on a standard format for passport.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
joint venture agreement
Analysts said that this was the most likely factor behind the joint venture agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
The carriers have joint venture agreements to share the costs and revenue of certain transatlantic flights.
Globe and Mail
His practice includes major infrastructure and construction projects, joint venture agreements, intellectual property, insurance, energy, manufacturing, telecommunications and transportation industries.
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lease agreement
There may also be a charge for ordering a duplicate copy of your lease agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
The lease agreement for the theater also lists that name.
Chicago Sun-Times
It charged a very low rent, would pay for repairs on the building, and simply wanted to 'formalise our relationship with a proper lease agreement'.
Times, Sunday Times
With a leasehold, the person owns the property for the length of their lease agreement with the freeholder.
The Sun
Probably not, although it depends on your lease agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
licence agreement
Then it will lease back the properties, which are used to market its housing developments, on a licence agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
To be really robust, you should ask a solicitor or ruralpractice chartered surveyor (find one at rics.org) to produce a licence agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
Ask to see a copy of the written licence agreement, or contract, that you will be asked to sign when you buy.
Times, Sunday Times
For this reason, landowners and their professional representatives will usually negotiate an access licence agreement with their neighbours to enable them to put up scaffolding — often for a small fee.
Times, Sunday Times
So, it's invoking rules under the licence agreement for a 'more structured process': basically the two sides arguing around a table.
Times, Sunday Times
multilateral agreement
When we disagree with a multilateral agreement or institution, we should explain our grievances and present policy alternatives before walking away.
Globe and Mail
For the ring-fence to go up at the end of next season, this multilateral agreement would have to be signed off before the season starts.
Times, Sunday Times
As a result, current international investment rulemaking remains short of having a unified system based on a multilateral agreement.
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This second requirement applies in the absence of any bilateral or multilateral agreement relating to the reciprocal enforcement of decisions.
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A multilateral agreement may provide that it will take effect upon its ratification by less than all of the signatories.
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mutual agreement
The split is entirely amicable and is by mutual agreement.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Should it not prove possible to come to an arrangement by mutual agreement, the council would seek powers of compulsory purchase.
Melville, Anne THE HARDIE INHERITANCE
Other matches could be arranged but only with the mutual agreement of the parties involved.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
negotiate an agreement
Negotiating bilateral agreements to trade oil and gas is simpler than deals covering things such as financial services.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The difficulty of negotiating international tax agreements is real.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
And another third survive by negotiating an agreement that addresses both partners' needs.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
non-disclosure agreement
Sources close to the charity yesterday indicated that there was now a non-disclosure agreement about the terms of the contract.
Times, Sunday Times
She then signed a non-disclosure agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
He took 'compulsory early retirement' in 2010 and was paid almost 90,000 on condition that he sign a non-disclosure agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
Few details of the investigation or its findings have been disclosed to shareholders and a non-disclosure agreement prevents more information being released.
Times, Sunday Times
I just felt uncomfortable about being asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
nuclear agreement
The nuclear agreement allowed even hardliners to grow rich and gain influence, and still offered the chance of cheating.
Times, Sunday Times
The president's hardline opponents focus on his failure to deliver economic progress after the nuclear agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
He could be pulling the plug on one nuclear agreement at the very moment that he tries to seal another.
Times, Sunday Times
I believe the civilian nuclear agreement should be supported.
Outlook India
obtain an agreement
If not, you will have to obtain the agreement of your staff.
Times, Sunday Times
She was almost alone in insisting that theft was wrong and started the long and painful process of obtaining the agreement of the government to return stolen books.
Times, Sunday Times
In 2009, the association obtained the agreement establishing the regional nature reserve at the site for a period of 20 years.
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They obtained the agreement of various stakeholders in the airline, including trade union members and their representatives.
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oppose an agreement
Those who oppose the agreement need to be careful what they wish for.
Times, Sunday Times
He added that other key landlords also oppose the agreement for the same reasons.
Globe and Mail
However, hardliners in both camps have opposed the agreement, preventing the government from taking control or exerting any real power.
Times, Sunday Times
Other creditors also opposed the agreement.
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partnership agreement
The couple signed a civil partnership agreement in 2002.
Times, Sunday Times
A dispute resolution clause in a partnership agreement could not be relied upon to enforce a stay in employment tribunal proceedings.
Times, Sunday Times
The additional governance rules include a partnership agreement that would lock a controlling shareholder into commiting not to ride roughshod over other investors.
Times, Sunday Times
A partnership agreement could be signed shortly.
Times, Sunday Times
A proper partnership agreement should set out the procedure for (and consequences of) dissolving the partnership, which can be instigated by either party.
Times, Sunday Times
peace agreement
The prime minister said that the peace agreement provided a framework for seeking a peaceful solution.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He has called for further pressure to be applied to the Government and rebel groups who have failed to sign up to a peace agreement.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We want to see progress on the peace agreement that brought peace between the north and south.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
power-sharing agreement
A power-sharing agreement will have to be reached.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They had called for him to respect the coalition's power-sharing agreement or step down.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The power-sharing agreement is slowly changing Zimbabwe.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
preliminary agreement
He indicated, too, that the preliminary agreement would be drawn up in five weeks.
Times,Sunday Times
Under a preliminary agreement announced yesterday, the companies and federal prosecutors set out the process and timeline for negotiating a settlement of the civil claims.
Times, Sunday Times
Most importantly, request a full translation of the compro-mis (preliminary agreement).
Times, Sunday Times
They reached a preliminary agreement and agreed to meet again.
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In 2008, a preliminary agreement on joint development of resources was reached but the agreement only includes the area far from these islands.
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prior agreement
No plant will close until 2014 because of a prior agreement.
The Sun
Another change means mobile users cannot exceed 41.50 a month for internet connections without prior agreement.
The Sun
Shareholders complained that the lack of prior agreement with the regulator was 'shambolic'.
Times, Sunday Times
In matrimonial cases the binding effect of a settlement embodied in a consent order stemmed from the court's order and not from the parties' prior agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
There was a prior agreement between the teams that the fielders would be honest about whether the catch had carried.
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ratify an agreement
He said union leaders will recommend that members ratify the agreement.
Chicago Sun-Times
A simple majority was needed to ratify the agreement.
canada.com
She still has to pass a bill to ratify the agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
The agreement was signed in 1967 by most states in the region, though some states took some time to ratify the agreement.
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A bill was introduced in 1892 to ratify the agreement, but failed to receive the necessary votes.
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reach agreement
Unless agreement can be reached before the end of the year, automatic spending cuts and tax rises will kick in.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
No formal agreement has been reached but it is understood both clubs are close to signing it off.
The Sun (2016)
The two of us had reached an unspoken agreement.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But the strike only lasted six hours before unions and government reached agreement.
The Sun (2007)
renegotiate an agreement
If contracts have not been exchanged, you are at liberty to renegotiate your agreement with the vendor.
Times, Sunday Times
By 2009, the city and port officials were at odds over the need to renegotiate the agreement.
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Its 11 remaining members are renegotiating the agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
rental agreement
The rental agreement on their villa ends next month.
Times, Sunday Times
In the memorandum, the traders said they wanted the present rental agreement to remain.
ST
And always check the rental agreement for sneaky add-ons before you sign.
Times, Sunday Times
This protects the policyholder and drivers on the car rental agreement.
The Sun
He arranged a block discounting facility, which meant the bank would lend him money on the security of each customer rental agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
secret agreement
Of course, all new recruits will be sworn into our secret agreement: speak any tongue you like, but never let slip how powerful we translators are.
Times, Sunday Times
We, the viewers possibly benefit from a secret agreement between both the photographer and photographed person, which knows about the fragility of success on stage.
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It claimed that instead the dealers cut secret agreements among themselves to buy paintings more cheaply.
Times, Sunday Times
The draft of the secret agreement included the obligation not to join any alliance directed at the four signatories and to assist each other in economic matters.
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As had become the practice between the parties, one part was of the agreement that would eventually be made public, while the other contained the secret agreement.
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secure an agreement
It took him three years to secure the agreement of the trio.
Times, Sunday Times
The trio received an estimated 'tip' of 10 million to secure their agreement to the restructuring.
Times, Sunday Times
This was purely a crisis intervention to prevent a war and secure an agreement to submit the matter to mediation.
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The defenders did secure an agreement to spare half of the goods inside the castle, thus avoiding further looting.
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It secured an agreement with other banks on the issue in 2010.
The Sun
separation agreement
Know that a form separation agreement cannot adequately address all situations equally.
Christianity Today
We also agreed on our split of assets in a separation agreement, which we had drawn up by a lawyer.
Times, Sunday Times
The separation agreement was signed to maintain friendly relations, trade agreements, and mutual defence ties.
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They obtained a divorce decree that merged the separation agreement.
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In their analysis they set out the test for re-opening a separation agreement.
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settlement agreement
Her lawyers claim that the renowned lawyer's role in negotiating the settlement agreement has 'provided protection for himself against criminal prosecution'.
Times, Sunday Times
It had reached a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs and set aside $425 million for claims if the case was lost.
Times, Sunday Times
After the vessel sank, the insurers entered into a settlement agreement with the owners and managers of the vessel and paid out under the policy.
Times,Sunday Times
Before the rules changed, there had to be a dispute before the topic of a settlement agreement could safely be broached.
Times, Sunday Times
In 2014 investigators rescinded the settlement agreement, arguing it had been 'misled and relied on representations that were false', the court heard.
The Sun
sign an agreement
We call on the Government not to sign the agreement yet.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
People may be pressured into signing agreements that end up being impossible to escape.
The Sun (2016)
I wrote a cheque for the proposed advertisement and signed an agreement.
The Sun (2016)
tacit agreement
In lockdown, this tacit agreement has been abandoned.
Times,Sunday Times
But the community has apparently developed a tacit agreement that people won’t take down or cover over messages they disagree with.
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Union officials claimed that their absence was part of a tacit agreement with the council dating back 15 years.
Times, Sunday Times
These garner attention, and the lack of negative response elicited from the crowd as a whole stands as tacit agreement to their legitimacy.
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Despite this, both sides appeared to honor a tacit agreement not to advance on the other without further prior notice in writing.
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tentative agreement
This year there was tentative agreement that the mood was cautious optimism.
Times, Sunday Times
I get tentative agreement on this front.
Times,Sunday Times
In less than three minutes, the lawyers reappeared with a tentative agreement.
Globe and Mail
He then promptly began merger talks, culminating in last week's tentative agreement.
Globe and Mail
In fact, the tentative agreement fell through over the weekend.
Globe and Mail
terms of an agreement
Whether you can argue that the emergency has frustrated the letting depends on the terms of the agreement and the circumstances involved.
Times,Sunday Times
Under the terms of the agreement, 16 and 17-year-olds will be allowed to take part in the vote due by the end of 2014.
The Sun
Under the terms of the agreement, the commission can grant an extension to accommodate 'a significant unanticipated investment opportunity'.
Times, Sunday Times
The parties face fines of up to 10 per cent of their annual sales if they break the terms of the agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
Under the terms of the agreement and at current prices, his holdings will be valued at more than 50m.
Times, Sunday Times
transfer agreement
There had been some discussion of a prisoner transfer agreement but the release was justified on the ground of compassion.
Times, Sunday Times
But he distanced himself from the decision to use the prisoner transfer agreement to bring about the prisoner's release.
Times, Sunday Times
A transfer agreement allows students who graduate from state community colleges to receive a 5% discount.
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The technology transfer agreement did not provide for a complete control of manufacturing processes, and construction involved the import of parts.
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It describes how to negotiate the best possible transfer agreement between two devices.
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treaty agreement
Insiders last night offered 80 per cent odds on a treaty agreement.
The Sun
Climate change will be addressed by international treaty agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
He said they were likely to breach treaty agreements, and called for a 'de-escalation' of the rhetoric around the crisis.
Times, Sunday Times
unanimous agreement
A fixed-term tenancy can only be ended early with the unanimous agreement of all the joint tenants.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
On Monday, there was a unanimous agreement from the players that they have not been doing justice to those famous red jerseys.
The Sun (2016)
DEMAND: No prisoner freed on parole unless parole board gives unanimous agreement.
The Sun (2006)
Another thing on which there is unanimous agreement is that trade and globalisation are a force for good.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We had unanimous agreement on a match.
Christianity Today (2000)
universal agreement
If he and the players are in universal agreement with the decision, how can that be wrong?
Times, Sunday Times
Green enthused about the 'purity of the watercolour technique, and the consequent luminosity achieved', again to universal agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
However, there seems to be universal agreement on the importance of drinking enough fluid (not alcohol or caffeine).
Times, Sunday Times
Now, there's almost universal agreement that those unopened should be discarded.
Times, Sunday Times
You never get universal agreement on anything but when the scientists seem to be hiding something and the climate change negotiators are suddenly sounding unconvinced, we've got a problem.
Times, Sunday Times
unspoken agreement
The two of us had reached an unspoken agreement.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
By unspoken agreement we have an early night.
The Sun (2010)
verbal agreement
The company refused to honour the verbal agreement and put him on a more expensive tariff.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He wants to sell it, but she claims they had a verbal agreement that she could stay there indefinitely.
The Sun (2012)
They said it was to settle a verbal agreement made 13 years before.
The Sun (2016)
He has a verbal agreement to take charge of the club in the summer.
The Sun (2016)
violate an agreement
We will not be the ones who violate any agreement.
Times, Sunday Times
He decided to violate the agreement he had made.
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This violates an agreement that requires a 3.5 per cent surplus until 2022.
Times, Sunday Times
For the next 12 years, he systematically violated that agreement.
Globe and Mail
He also alleged that the mall had encroached upon a stormwater drain and had converted a parking lot into a food court, violating the agreement.
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voluntary agreement
These regulations set minimum standards, but encourage voluntary agreements to be reached.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Large chains will also introduce healthier meals as part of a voluntary agreement between industry and the government.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He also said his client has entered into a voluntary agreement to be monitored by the UK security services.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
widespread agreement
And a darker streak, such as the widespread agreement to restore the link between pensions and earnings.
Times, Sunday Times
There was widespread agreement that this was right because it allowed parties to claim that the prosecutors were out of control and not accountable.
Times, Sunday Times
There was widespread agreement, however, that scientists could do more to explain their research and engage the public.
Times, Sunday Times
There seems to be widespread agreement that they cannot logically be defended.
Times, Sunday Times
Political commentators were in widespread agreement that the speech was good, but not great.
Times, Sunday Times
written agreement
He adds that he always agrees a repayment schedule and closes with a handshake, but no written agreement.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
If you do want to improve your home or make structural alterations, you must request the housing association's written agreement.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Without written agreement you may need to dissolve the partnership.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Translations:
Chinese: 协议
Japanese: 同意
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