forge an agreement
forge a deal

The government has forged a similar agreement with the gas industry.

Now, they had to forge an agreement that would last.

But there is barely enough time to forge an agreement under the current schedule.

International pressure on Macedonia's leaders to forge a political agreement has been intense.

Democratic changes are slow and impeded by agreements forged with the former military government.

They attempted to forge an agreement with the populares party.

He forged an agreement with the Caribs, so that they would not attack his ship.

By late Monday, they had forged agreements on mental health, agriculture, the environment and public protection.

What these critics missed was how close negotiators came to forging a sound agreement.

A way to forge agreements with and among authorities was a reinterpretation of them.