1.   And their results challenge some earlier findings.

2.   The studies invariably confirmed the validity of earlier findings.

3.   The fact that risky junctions contain generally more information than less risky ones is consistent with earlier findings.

4.   This result accords with earlier preliminary findings in man and in laboratory animals.

5.   A new report has confirmed earlier findings of an above-average incidence of leukaemia and other blood cancers among children living near Sellafield.

6.   Although removed from the market, subsequent studies have significantly countered earlier findings of health dangers from cyclamates.

7.   Analysts attributed the slide to a bad day for biotechnology stocks and the fact that the study results matched the expectations generated by the earlier findings.

8.   And it added blistering criticisms of the earlier findings against her.