This accord marks an important and little understood deepening and institutionalizing of the American role in the Middle East.

Atlanta-based Coca-Cola said the accord marks the first time Coke will be bottled in the Soviet Union and sold directly to Soviet consumers.

The accord marks the end of a long struggle with Continental Airlines and, for a time, Frank Lorenzo, its former chairman.

The accord marks an important step in the restoration of normal relations for Brazil, which suspended interest payments on bank debt in February 1987.

The accord marks the first time that Con Edison has cut its basic rates since 1952.

The accord marked the first application of the so-called "Brady plan" designed to encourage voluntary debt reduction schemes [see pp. 36541-42; 37016-17].

While the accord marks the first commercial venture in space between American industry and the Soviet Union, the Russians have contracts to conduct commercial projects with other countries.

The accord marks the first break in the city's lagging negotiations with its more than 100 labor unions.

The accord marked the first time in more than three decades that the Canadian union had reached settlement with the three companies without resorting to a strike, he said.

But even partial accords on borders, water rights or the normalization of relations between Israel and Jordan would nevertheless mark major progress between the two countries.