1.   As part of their settlement, the companies neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing.

2.   The company admitted reducing prices to get a corner on the market.

3.   The company admitted that it had been a tough year.

4.   The company has admitted to the court that it was in error.

5.   The company has since admitted this was a mistake.

6.   The company admits it will make a loss for the year ending September.

7.   The company admitted that there had been a delay in installing new screening equipment at the plant, which produces boiled sweets.

8.   The company itself admits that the activity will cause residual pollution and will drive away from the area large animals such as chimpanzees, leopards and pygmy hippopotamuses.

9.   In June the company admitted that initial results from boreholes drilled in the area showed that its knowledge of conditions was not sufficiently firm.

10.   The company admitted responsibility, but managing director Peter Barrell said the gauge had been damaged by trespassers.