1.   American businessmen were surprised that their French colleagues wanted to shake hands each morning, a formal sign of politeness in the US.

2.   But businessmen are scared of missing out on an economy that is now growing at tigerish rates.

3.   Now the furious businessman is to take his pork pies elsewhere after being chided for over-familiarity.

4.   Read in studio A successful businessman is giving up the security of office life to become a rock singer.

5.   The businessman is no longer subject to a serious challenge of any sort.

6.   These businessmen are crusty, rough-edged fellows trying to survive in deadly earnest competition with companies much bigger than theirs.

7.   This bluff businessman was a familiar figure to most of the small audience.

8.   Businessmen are tired of politicians talking the economy down.

9.   Businessmen are displeased with erratic economic policy-making.