1.   But no money was raised, they said, and the need was eliminated when the Wall Street consortium provided funds and assumed majority ownership.

2.   Australian Prime Minister John Howard appealed Thursday to Chinese President Jiang Zemin to let an Australian consortium provide natural gas to southern China.

3.   CBS blamed VNS, saying the consortium provided incorrect information on uncounted votes.

4.   The North agreed to freeze its own nuclear program, suspected of developing weapons, if an international consortium provided it with light-water reactors for power generation.

5.   The consortium will also provide funds for programs to cultivate and rejuvenate existing coconut plantations, he added.

6.   The French consortium will also provide the launch rocket, the ministry said.

7.   The GEC-led consortium will provide a number of engines and electrical equipment for the plant at San Chong.