They add that the agreement could serve as a precedent for other communities.

The agreement served as a model for similar treaties signed by Japan with other foreign countries in the ensuing weeks.

But agreements with the West also serve to cement the direction of change.

Several senators suggested that the agreement could serve as a model for worldwide trade.

This agreement that we entered into 70-some years ago served its purpose.

The standards elaborated in that agreement have served as a model nationwide.

That agreement should then serve to provide the allocation scale for any future similar agreements.

The agreement has served as the basis for the customs union between the two parties.

Then the interim agreement would not serve any purpose either.

The agreement may serve as an example to the rest of the world.