11.   Much European press comment on the French budget has taken the view that it stretches the credibility of the criteria.

12.   One aide to Peres said the foreign ministry had been unable to find even one press comment that was not totally negative on Tuesday.

13.   Persistent rumours and press comment had suggested that one of the key players in the firing line was Finance Minister Jean Arthuis.

14.   Pharmaceuticals issues attracted early attention following press comment that the sector may be undergoing a re-rating on the back of fundamentals, dealers said.

15.   Qian said he had read Taiwanese press comments about the use of money and muscle power to garner votes and manipulate the election.

16.   Press comments say the brothers, Alvaro and Bernabe Somoza Portocarrero, will try to get the properties back.

17.   Press comment Friday was unanimous that the whole affair had left a nasty taste, though in what way depended on the political slant of the paper concerned.

18.   Press comment from sources close to the Serbian authorities suggested that Milosevic was extremely unlikely to accede to the demand for recognition of Bosnia and Croatia.

19.   Retail supermarket chains performed well after favourable press comment on the sector.

20.   Several foreign civil aviation companies have sent instructors to Baghdad to train Iraqi pilots and technicians, Iraqi Airways director general Rabih Mohammad Saleh said in press comments Wednesday.