71.   Filipino military spokesmen insisted no US troops took part in fighting the Abu Sayyaf guerrillas.

72.   Tobacco industry spokesmen have long insisted that the companies have never misrepresented the information they possessed on the effects of nicotine or of regular tobacco consumption.

73.   The EU spokesman insisted that the commission had merely ruled on Wednesday on the Brescia steelworks.

74.   The meeting was private and Howard did not raise the issue of China, a spokesman insisted.