Mr. Christopher also came away with concrete commitments on important specific issues.

The fervent hope in Beijing must be that villagers around the country do not come together on common issues.

I think it's very healthy - it demonstrated that governments can come together on major issues and work together.

During the 2004 campaign, Spencer came under attack on several issues.

Such a bloc seems unlikely to solidify but could come together often on specific issues.

We have been unable to come together not just on monetary policy, but also on social and political issues.

A compromise is about having to come to an understanding with each other on difficult issues.

The test will come on issues where big and small business have more divergent demands.

Most partisan, as opposed to institutional, exploitation of war situations has come on domestic issues.

Our hearts were in the right place, but we didn't come to closure on key issues.