31.   The Northern Ireland Curriculum Council has launched four consultation reports for short courses in art and design, technology and design, drama and music.

32.   Plans exist to extend the list of short courses to business studies, geography, history, media studies and home economics.

33.   As one might expect, a great plethora of events, Saturday schools, demonstrations, lectures and short courses have been compiled to celebrate the event.

34.   We have, like most schools, introduced Standard Grade, the new Revised Higher and CSYS courses, and SEB short courses in Geology.

35.   Tailor-made short course for individual companies, to bring their staff up to date with modern computer techniques.

36.   Any education in discount travel begins with a short course in yield management, the airline term for determining how many seats to sell at what cost.

37.   A short course on a long war.

38.   After a short course from local investigators, hotel supervisors knew what to look for.

39.   After a thorough evaluation, if no obvious cause is found, I have found a short course of corticosteroids will sometimes help.

40.   All of this is well and good, but development of good character is not one of those traits that tend to form after a short course.