ADJ
- draft
- The draft agreement will be available two weeks before the meeting
- formal, written
- legal, (legally) binding
- The agreement will be legally binding
- informal, tacit, verbal
- voluntary
- definitive
- bilateral, international, multilateral, national
- ceasefire, credit, hire-purchase, peace, trade
VERB + AGREEMENT
- negotiate, work towards
- We are working towards a formal ceasefire agreement
- conclude, enter into, reach, sign
- After hours of talks the government and the union have reached an agreement
- have
- We have an agreement to always tell each other the truth about everything
- be bound by
- We signed the agreement so we are now bound by it
- adhere to, honour, keep to, stick to
- You have not kept to our agreement
- break, go back on, renege on, violate
- Some employers reneged on agreements once the recession set in
PREP
- in an/the ~
- a clause in the agreement
- under an/the ~
- Under the agreement, the farmer is not allowed to use this field
- ~ between
- an agreement between the company and the unions
- ~ on
- They signed two agreements on improving economic co-operation
- ~ with
- a trade agreement with China
PHRASES
- breach of agreement
- He sued the company for breach of agreement
- the terms of the agreement
- The terms of the agreement do not allow such exports
ADJ
- absolute, complete, full, total
- broad, general, widespread
- mutual
VERB + AGREEMENT
- arrive at, come to, reach
- I am hopeful that we can come to an agreement. The two sides failed to reach agreement
- nod
- He nodded his agreement
- get
- We will need to get the agreement of the local council
PREP
- by ~
- The separation is by mutual agreement
- in ~
- I think we are all in agreement that prices should be kept low
- in ~ with
- I am in agreement with you that she should be given more responsibilities
- with ~
- With the agreement of all members of the club, we decided to organize a trip
- ~ among
- There is agreement among teachers that changes need to be made
- ~ between
- As yet there is no agreement between the two sides
- ~ on
- As yet there is no agreement on policies