11.   That was followed by announcements of similar cuts by other lenders including Abbey National Plc, Lloyds Bank Plc and Nationwide Building Society.

12.   The announcement followed reports they were travelling on fake passports.

13.   The announcement followed several agreements Microsoft had forged with equipment makers in this market.

14.   The announcement followed statements by GM Chief Executive John Smith Jr. earlier this month that he intends to cut costs in Europe to improve efficiency.

15.   The announcement follows weeks of speculation about who would fill the job, with many analysts speculating that it might go to a U.S. investment banker.

16.   The announcement will follow a chip-design program begun last year by the same companies.

17.   The announcement would follow months of speculation that the New York-based entertainment company would buy a casino operator to complement its Caesars World and Sheraton casinos.

18.   The announcements follow another gloomy assessment of book sales at Borders Group, based in Ann Arbor, Mich.

19.   The announcement followed a flood of sell orders that prompted the Tokyo Stock Exchange to suspend trading in the trust bank.

20.   The announcement followed a meeting between Putin and Sergeyev about Chechnya and about plans to reform the military.