11.   It promotes itself as the best candidate to advise the government on energy matters.

12.   It would also run counter to previous commitments made by the UK government on carbon emissions.

13.   It has already been notified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest by English Nature, the statutory adviser to the government on conservation in England.

14.   The petrochemicals company Exxon have reached an agreement with the Alaskan and US federal governments on a final settlement of the legal action over the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

15.   The decisions have been welcomed as good news by English Nature, the statutory advisory body to the government on nature conservation.

16.   A conscious decision is needed to get government out of things the private sector does better and to concentrate government on the basic things that only governments can do.

17.   In contrast, the official leadership was moving towards agreement with the government on the question of rearmament, though continually critical of the foreign policy being pursued.

18.   This collection of demands gave the widest scope for an agitation against the government on several issues thought to appeal to radical Liberals and Left Labour alike.

19.   Instead, the government on Friday accepted the ANC argument that the powers of devolved regional governments should be decided by the elected constituent assembly.

20.   Also, Spivack said, Frazer had cooperated with the government on other cases he would not disclose.