1.   It would, according to the Portuguese government, undermine the search for a diplomatic solution to the problem.

2.   A Portuguese government minister was battered across the face with a cod a few weeks ago at a trade fair in Braga, Portugal.

3.   Portugal is among the front-runners in a competition to be the site for a major direct investment by Intel Corp., according to a Portuguese government spokesman.

4.   Since the publication of his thesis in the biochemical journal Medical Hypotheses in May, Purdey has received requests from the Portuguese government to see his findings.

5.   Solbes said structural reasons were as important as the cyclical impact of the global downturn and urged the Portuguese government to make an extra effort to tackle revenue shortfalls.

6.   The Portuguese government even maintains a consulate here.

7.   The Portuguese government has been trying to limit the expansion of new hypermarkets, making it more difficult and costly to open new stores.

8.   The Portuguese government might not approve such a sale because it could limit competition, he said.

9.   The Portuguese government is fostering the project, paying for teacher training in a language that almost no Timorese speak when other educational needs are enormous.

10.   The Portuguese government, which holds the presidency of the European Union, said there is no immediate prospect of restoring normal diplomatic relations with Austria.