1.   In the remaining working days of this month there are hopes that the council will also agree measures to control trans-national mergers.

2.   KUWAIT and the Philippines have agreed joint measures to curb beatings rapes and sexual abuse of Filipina maids by Kuwaiti employers.

3.   Both sides reported progress on agreeing measures to conserve the dwindling flatfish stocks.

4.   Coffee prices fell sharply in London trading on Tuesday despite news that leading producing countries have agreed new measures to limit supplies.

5.   He said Lufthansa would continue talks with the insurance companies but had already agreed measures to cut risk.

6.   The package will be put to Commonwealth governments, who are expected to agree the measures.

7.   The measures were agreed Thursday by an exchange of letters among EU governments, but full details were not made public until Friday.

8.   The six Gulf Arab countries agreed measures to step up their joint military force during a two-day meeting which ended here Wednesday.

9.   These measures were agreed by a majority of EU ministers, with Italy and Spain opposed, during a meeting in Luxembourg on European fishing strategies.

10.   Labour has vowed to adopt the framework agreement, under which legislative measures can be agreed at a future date.