But within hours the agreement appeared to be in ruins.

At first glance, the agreement appeared to be a victory for the Administration.

And the agreement appears to have won approval from many sides.

A formal agreement appears very close, if the talks stay on track.

The agreement, however, appears to have been signed two days earlier.

But the current agreement appears, for the moment, to be the most hopeful, despite today's attack.

So far, the agreement appears to have raised little concern in Washington.

But the agreement appeared to leave unanswered a number of questions.

Notwithstanding this an agreement did not appear to be out of the question.

The agreement on a common position appears to be a bridge too far for them.