1.   It has subsidized local calls by overcharging long-distance.

2.   Motorola did not return calls by press time.

3.   Almost all workers heeded a call by the trade unions to stay at home for the duration of the strike.

4.   A call by the opposition for a referendum on the issue was rejected by the government.

5.   The commitment on global warming fell short of calls by European countries and Canada for specific ceilings on emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases causing global warming.

6.   This constituted an apparent retreat from earlier calls by the Palestinian negotiating team for a total freeze on settlement building.

7.   The announcement was made by the Home Secretary, in response to calls by officers for greater protection on the beat.

8.   The council passed a motion backing calls by relatives of those killed in the Dublin and Monaghan bombings for an official inquiry.

9.   But South Belfast councillor John Parkes objected to the call by Dr Hendron to have more checkpoints to monitor traffic in and out of loyalist areas of the city.