41.   The deal is strategically important for Morland which wants to stretch its influence to the South East of England where all the new pubs are.

42.   All four deals are fully portable, are available on an endowment, pension or PEP basis and have no strings attached.

43.   AN ATTEMPT to provide more information for firms trying to launch cross-border deals is to be carried out by accountants KPMG Peat Marwick, it emerged today.

44.   Jon Geldart, of the accountancy firm Coopers and Lybrand, which is advising the management team, said that the deal was at an advanced stage.

45.   The deal was all too similar to others that he knew unscrupulous businessmen had perpetrated in this country and others.

46.   Bought deals have only been possible with Big Bang and the advent of large well capitalised securities firms, but the risks being taken on are extremely large.

47.   A Foreign Office spokesman said there had been no deals with terrorists.

48.   The thing is a couple of increments is not a great deal of money is it?