41.   Deep-seated concern among Tory back-benchers was reflected in a powerful denunciation of the VAT decision by the former prime minister Sir Edward Heath.

42.   A late decision by Andy Turnell to run Katabatic in the Plymouth Gin Haldon Gold Cup provides racegoers with another fascinating contest.

43.   He needs a final decision by Sunday so that details can be sent to the printers in time for the Chancellor to announce his mini-Budget next Thursday.

44.   Management say they expect cargoes to be handled normally pending any national decision by the Transport and General Workers Union.

45.   The United Nations Secretary General, Javier Perez del Cuellar asked the Security Council to hold talks on a decision by the Nicaraguan Contra rebels to postpone their demobilisation.

46.   An arbitrary decision by the president is not an acceptable substitute for due process.

47.   An auction of spectrum licenses to small businesses for personal communications services has been delayed for the third time following a decision by a federal court in Cincinnati.

48.   Among them are the decision by Southern Baptists to continue their boycott of Walt Disney Co., which they accuse of condoning homosexuality.

49.   Analysts said the decision by New York regulators could lead to increased competition for utilities in the state.

50.   Analysts said the robust report raised the specter of higher inflation and of a decision by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to counter it.