1.   Of all the EU countries, Britain spends the least on higher education.

2.   On education funding, Japan performs best but spends the least per student.

3.   FAMILIES in Northern Ireland spend least on holidays, while men in the south-west of England make their underwear last longer and the Welsh love their cuppa.

4.   And even though it was spending the least, NBC had the most questions to answer.

5.   Buchanan has spent the least and run the most slender of the three campaigns.

6.   Shares of companies that spend the most on employee training and development outperform those that spend the least, a study has found.

7.   The company also is reorganizing the way it offers long-distance service to consumers who spend the least each month.

8.   Toyota Motor Corp. is spending the least on incentives, the report said.