Sentence examples for sealed a pact from inspiring English sources

THE war on those stashing undisclosed money offshore intensified this week when 47 countries, including the Group of 20 and some prominent tax havens, sealed a pact that will shake up the sharing of tax information.

Mr. Rauti recently sealed a pact with Mr. Berlusconi that would virtually assure Fiamma Tricolore that it would hold on to that seat in these elections, for both houses of Parliament.

Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, the veteran interior minister, adds the jobs of deputy prime minister and government spokesman to his portfolio.A few days earlier Mr Zapatero had sealed a pact with the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) to ensure the passage of his minority government's budget.

Ibn Saud slaughtered a goat on the deck of the warship, sealing a pact that makes his kingdom America's oldest continuous ally in the region.

The 195 countries of the UN framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC) are meant to seal a pact to ensure warming is limited to 2C over pre-industrial times.

The president has faced savage criticism from hardliners for his attempts to seal a pact with "the Great Satan", but the nuclear framework deal announced in Lausanne has the one endorsement that matters most: that of Mr Khamenei.

UN members have set a goal of limiting warming to 2C over pre-industrial levels, and have set a conference in Paris in December as the place to seal a pact to achieve this.

Hollande, by contrast, has moved cautiously, with a series of half measures, often zigzagging with shifting poll numbers — first raising taxes, then lowering them, declaring war on finance, and trying to seal a pact with employers to kickstart France's economy — and pleasing almost no one in the process.

Rebecca Harms (Greens, DE) said it's wrong to "seal a pact with Erdogan", while Messrs Verhofstadt and Pittella insisted that the action plan is no "blank cheque" signed for Turkey, but that the EU needs to step up help to host refugees in good conditions in the region, including education for children.

They subsequently sealed a second pact, known as the Louvre Accord, this time to buy dollars.

Yesterday's victory sealed a remarkable pact between the first couple.