1.   A few years ago, the Norwegian, Swedish and Danish governments unsuccessfully talked about merging their three companies.

2.   Al-Hallak denied any involvement in violence, and said he had no idea what the government was talking about.

3.   In an age when governments talk endlessly about deregulation and letting market forces rule, the direct loans from Washington and its allies cut in the other direction.

4.   Many governments have talked about selling their reserves to help reduce budget deficits in the run-up to European Economic and Monetary Union.

5.   Mexican government officials interviewed talked about new plans to begin deinstitutionalization.

6.   One reason the government has not talked to Kwon is that his group is technically illegal.

7.   Shaun Pattinson, a legal expert at Sheffield University, points out that, although governments talk tough on cloning, few have actually banned it.

8.   Should respectable governments talk to such a man?

9.   The French government has suggested that the Algerian government talk to its opponents, but Algerian President Liamine Zeroual has refused to do this.

10.   The government is already talking about expanding the two stock exchanges to make it easier for fledgling companies, including private ones, to raise money.