Although none of their principal economic pursuits farming, fishing, and trading—promised them lavish wealth, the Pilgrims in America were, after only five years, self-sufficient.
First, America and Peru, in their free-trade deal, promised that one another's firms would get just as good access to telecoms services as local companies.
The White House could make some horse-trading promises in exchange for future support of some senators' favorite issues.
"We see the light at the end of the tunnel, and trade promises to be an important part of the recovery," the organization's director-general, Pascal Lamy, said.
Some of the 100,000 refugees in West Timor feel terrorised by the presence of the militias.In this section A prize, but not yet peace Indonesia trades promises for money The Philippines turns on its president Japan's comeback kid?
If the Labour Party which, unlike the Tories, is not targeting an overall budget surplus wins the election, the deficit will probably stay much larger than the IMF predicts.A plea from the NHS It's election time, so politicians of all parties airily trade promises on exactly how many more billions of pounds they intend to spend on the National Health Service.
Many of them believe it would be a blessing if he were removed quickly, but they fear a drawn-out impeachment that would smear more grime on the country's image.In this section A prize, but not yet peace Indonesia trades promises for money The Philippines turns on its president Japan's comeback kid?
Despite several rounds of talks since the summit, the two sides have failed to take any concrete military measures aimed at reducing tensions on the peninsula, though there have been family exchanges and a deal on reopening a rail link.In this section A prize, but not yet peace Indonesia trades promises for money The Philippines turns on its president Japan's comeback kid?
But the intricate institutional arrangements that bind businessmen, politicians and bureaucrats together in Japan's well-organised polity made such a reform programme hard work.In this section A prize, but not yet peace Indonesia trades promises for money The Philippines turns on its president Japan's comeback kid?
Frank Hsieh, then chairman-elect of the DPP and mayor of Kaohsiung, Taiwan's second-largest city, was invited to China, but a wary Mr Chen vetoed his trip.In this section A prize, but not yet peace Indonesia trades promises for money The Philippines turns on its president Japan's comeback kid?
