Theirs was a pact which depended for continuance entirely upon its agreeable quality.
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker
But though the Ulster Unionists might break the pact, it was generally expected that the court to which they had taken their appeal would see that its competence to decide it was not challenged.
"The Evolution of Sinn Fein"
Robert Mitchell Henry
Protestant England was considered to have made a pact with Protestant Ulster, and Ulster was prepared to enforce its observance even by force of arms.
"The Evolution of Sinn Fein"
Robert Mitchell Henry