11. Japan has proposed a joint fund between the summit members to support science and technology. 12. Instead, the governments have agreed to set up a joint fund for projects promoting reconciliation. 13. The Republicans used a variant of the joint fund -raising system in several states in 1996. 14. The two governments signed an agreement to create a joint fund for cultural, educational and environmental programs 15. On Thursday, the foreign ministers discussed setting up a joint fund to fight poverty and hunger. 16. The two countries also decided to establish a joint fund for research and development in science and technology. 17. The girls later come up with the joint fund -raising art exhibit and concert as previously planned. 18. Last month, O'Connor also held a joint fund -raiser with a rival, Robert Haaland. 19. The National Republican Senatorial Committee has similar joint fund raising agreements with some candidates, but not with Giuliani. 20. Rivals have also held joint fund -raisers, shared Web sites and printed campaign literature that identifies their ranked choices.