The accord is the most significant fruit yet of the tough trade law that Congress enacted last year, which seeks retaliation against countries that are deemed to be trading unfairly.

They introduce a general duty not to trade unfairly and seek to ensure that traders act honestly and fairly towards their customers.

It places a general duty on traders not to trade unfairly.

The alternative to GATT is bilateral bashing, in which countries square off against others that they believe are trading unfairly.

Mr. Clinton breaks no new ground when he threatens reprisals against countries that trade unfairly.

They traded unfairly with the Indians and cheated them.

Mr. Bush is under pressure from American trade law, which sets deadlines for retaliation against nations that trade unfairly.

She was under pressure to implement the 1988 Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act to go after countries which was considered to be trading unfairly with the U.S.

This will be done, of course, in a negative sense by generating a general duty not to trade unfairly.

A theme of both House- and Senate-passed bills now in conference is that the President has been too soft on countries that trade unfairly.