Sentence examples for brokered agreement from inspiring English sources

The autocrat, who has ruled this impoverished nation for more than 33 years, finally signed on to an internationally brokered agreement in November, transferring some of his presidential powers to Mr. Hadi and paving the way for Tuesday's vote.

Tesco told us that it was already actively engaged in improving standards: "After two years working with suppliers in Costa Rica, we have brokered agreement to invite independent labour experts to review labour practices and identify ways to strengthen them.

The internationally brokered agreement called for a presidential election with Hadī as the only candidate on the ballot to be held in February 2012, leaving Ṣāliḥ with the title of president until that time.

SANA, Yemen — At least eight people were killed on Friday in fighting between government forces and opposition tribesmen in the central city of Taiz, threatening an internationally brokered agreement that was intended to remove President Ali Abdullah Saleh from power and bring calm to Yemen after months of turmoil.

Whatever their individual merits, or the unexpectedly smooth cleverness of the Swedish brokered agreement under which they were appointed there is no point pretending that either Herman Van Rompuy or Cathy Ashton are household names anywhere in Europe except around their own dining tables.

Only recently have the United States and the United Nations stepped up pressure and called for a brokered agreement.

More recently, he brokered agreements between the Kazakh government and oil companies.

In 2005, he brokered agreements to get 6,500 Rover workers into new jobs after the company went into receivership.

The northern government has already defied internationally brokered agreements with the south, sending its army storming into the contested border region of Abyei a week ago.

As the cold war ended, American officials brokered agreements in conflicts in Angola and Ethiopia; but America generally regarded Africa as the diplomatic domain of Britain or France.

"Silent Charlie" brokered agreements between warring parties in his organization and helped numerous Tammany candidates win city, state and national offices.