agreement in principle

That's different from saying you have an agreement in principle.

We must not allow this agreement in principle to be lost.

"Would you say that we've come to an agreement in principle?"

But there must of course be a basic agreement in principle between the parties themselves.

We have an agreement in principle on the major issues."

"This was an agreement in principle," the senior official said.

One executive close to the negotiations said an agreement in principle might have already been reached.

But they added that an agreement in principle had been worked out and was nearly ready for signing.

Although nothing was signed, the parties reached an agreement in principle, with terms expected to be made final early next year.

An agreement in principle was reached last October after five years of discussions.

The agreement in principle was expected to be signed at the Washington summit.

It quickly reached agreement in principle on a transaction at a price of $56.

The joint announcement has to mean an agreement in principle.

We have an agreement in principle, and we're moving forward."

Throughout the country there is agreement in principle on the need to speed up the reforms.

"There's an agreement in principle," said a French official, who asked not to be identified.

Subsequently, Allied and the group reached an agreement in principle.

He stopped short of describing the agreement in principle as a cease-fire.

Dow Jones said it and the special committee had reached an agreement in principle on the new offer.

The company has an agreement in principle for the municipal government to buy $321 million of apartments over 11 years.

The first is their agreement in principle to sign the treaty against the spread of nuclear weapons.

The shape of an agreement in principle on strategic arms has been apparent for some time.

"We have an agreement in principle, subject to these things being done," Pittenger said.

The two companies had announced an agreement in principle in June.

Get a written agreement in principle from a lender before you even look for properties.