Furthermore, all of the controversial agreements have been announced after Sarkisian's frequent trips to Moscow, without prior public discussion.

The company's controversial agreement with Microsoft proved to be profitable in the short term, but created friction between Novell and the broader Linux community.

With any controversial agreement," he said, "we see discord, disagreement, pressure mounting and then agreement that is either satisfactory or not.

John Henry's body was then transported to Alcor, in further fulfillment of the controversial agreement.

The controversial 1984 agreement required the Orthodox congregation to pay $460 a month for "use and occupancy," a term used to imply a closer relationship than simply renting.

Even as it was being approved in Washington, the controversial agreement was dividing opinion in Mexico.

In November 2006, a highly controversial agreement was made between Novell and Microsoft that included patent licensing.

In a highly controversial agreement, Shevardnadze's government agreed that it would join the CIS as part of the price for military and political support.

The only progress achieved on the highly controversial part-time agreement is that the exceptions from the principle of non-discrimination are cited more clearly.

Mr. Keating said he had not been involved in the creation of a controversial $94.8 million tax-sharing agreement between Lincoln and American Continental.