1.   The Public Order Act represented the culmination of a long debate within the government about how increased civil disorder should be controlled.

2.   An IMF delegation visited Lagos in mid-July for discussions with the government about a new financing arrangement.

3.   American officials say there is a deep split in the upper levels of the Russian government about whether to carry out the Iran project.

4.   Babbitt encouraged the state to return to discussions with California, Nevada and the federal government about the distribution of unused Colorado River water over the next decade.

5.   Because the defect is not safety related, the company was not required to notify the government about its action, and did not do so.

6.   A law written by Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont is at the heart of questions raised within the government about whether the United States can legally aid the Alliance.

7.   A split has also emerged between the commission and the German government about how notes and coins should be introduced.

8.   Air New Zealand is said to have become frustrated at its inability to win concessions from the Australian government about the way it can operate in the country.

9.   Business has a lot to teach the government about controlling medical costs.