Less than five months ago, G-20 leaders in Toronto exchanged far friendlier words, pledging to work toward "shared objectives".
Most pay for the passage by pledging to work in low-paying jobs in the United States, Mr. Slonac said.
The two countries put out a five-point joint statement pledging to work together on a variety of issues.
Or the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Netherlands and Mexico pledging to work together on flood risk management.
Mr. Hu appeared eager to make his American hosts happy, pledging to work to resolve differences over market access and the protection of intellectual property.
Mr. Allawi's coalition, Iraqiya, "got what it lusted for," he said, pledging to work with his bloc "for Iraq and its unity".
He reached out to Republicans who have just won control of the House and picked up six seats in the Senate, pledging to work together on job growth.
"We acknowledge that Washington is broken," he said, pledging to work with any lawmakers who were willing to forget party labels and "put America first".
United States Representative Rob Andrews, the amendment's sponsor, is pledging to work to halt the project, which he calls "environmentally risky".
He even deployed Wilson's transparent "renegotiation" device, pledging to work out a new relationship for the UK and its European partners within the union.
When we launched the Jobs Study, 27 international financial institutions (IFIs) signed a communique pledging to work with IFC on private sector job creation.
