11.   This confirmed rumours which had been circulating in previous months.

12.   In the previous month the Bank of Indonesia had announced the partial deregulation of foreign exchange dealings.

13.   The previous month though saw the much publicized reception of dissident exiles from the mainland who were to be allowed to settle in Taiwan.

14.   The Soviet Foreign Minister, Eduard Shevardnadze, had visited Poland the previous month to discuss co-operation with the new Solidarity-led government.

15.   The same allegations were made concerning the presidential elections held the previous month.

16.   The previous month the USA had given Syria, with its long association with Lebanon, a free hand to curb the rebellion of Gen. Michel Aoun in Lebanon.

17.   The previous month a British television programme had alleged that Goodman International had indulged in widespread abuse of the EC subsidy system for beef exports.

18.   They included some senior generals who over the previous months had been criticized in the Belgrade media for poor leadership in the military campaigns in the former Yugoslavia.

19.   The CNAA conference on School Experience and the Assessment of Teaching had been held the previous month.

20.   And its increase is encouraging to economists, since it had been off steeply in previous months.