1.   That follows earlier pledges of warplanes from Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, and Spain.

2.   The funding follows a pledge by the Italian government to dismantle the unprofitable plants, most of them located in the Brescia region.

3.   But Holbrooke stressed that following its pledge to respect the U.N. Charter, Yugoslavia must understand that it should cooperate with the tribunal.

4.   But they acquired added significance following a pledge last month by the armed forces to step in to contain unrest if necessary.

5.   China has opened diplomatic ties with the Cook Islands, following a pledge by the tiny Pacific territory not to recognize Taiwan.

6.   It followed a pledge by Financial Secretary Donald Tsang in March to cut the tax on interest income and trading profits on certain bonds.

7.   The action follows a pledge by Chernomyrdin that he would not allow the Russian banking system to collapse.

8.   The action followed a pledge by Chernomyrdin that he would not allow the Russian banking system to collapse.

9.   The announcement followed a pledge by German drug company Boehringer-Ingelheim.

10.   The committee is charged with following up pledges of support to the Palestinians.