21.   The team said inclusion of such a clause was standard procedure.

22.   They say the North American Free Trade Agreement already contains such a clause, and the World Trade Organization is considering one.

23.   Developing countries feared such a clause would erode the competitive advantage they have in the form of cheap labor and serve as a veiled form of protectionism.

24.   Such a clause could restrict or prohibit imports from countries which did not adhere to universal standards, restraining the exports of developing nations, he said.

25.   Such a clause might have prevented the controversial former hooker Brian Moore from his regular provocation of French and Scottish opponents.