Under intense international pressure, the two sides continued working on the details of the treaty until the year-end deadline they had set was virtually upon them.

Faced with a year-end deadline to sort out details so that the 2004 enlargement can proceed on schedule, European leaders convene today in Brussels.

Now, as the year-end deadline for removing the becaks from Jakarta's streets approaches, the city government is facing some stiff resistance.

The year-end deadline imposed by Congress for all checked bags to be screened for explosives presents airport operators and the security agency with another challenge.

But a year-end deadline to make a deal is fast approaching, as is the American presidential election.

Racing to beat a year-end deadline on its work, the committee has created a database of all that is known about Vietnam-era servicemen.

The W.T.O. concedes that it will not complete the talks by its year-end deadline.

The year-end deadline means Mr. Toledo could still dismantle the team.

Under a new law, the department faces a year-end deadline to improve passenger screening and baggage inspection.

In future, Eurofound should correctly implement year-end procedures, and respect the deadlines for submitting its accounts, by means of additional training and resources.