1.   Yesterday he issued a preliminary injunction, confirming that figure.

2.   But the company was unable to confirm the figure while taxation specialists study details of an Inland Revenue document outlining the proposals.

3.   American officials would not confirm the figure but said Germany had agreed to provide millions of dollars in restitution to the Americans.

4.   An executive with International Management Group, which represents Woods, confirmed the figure.

5.   Bacon said he could not confirm casualty figures, but he said the attacks were believed to have been devastating.

6.   BNSF would not confirm the figure.

7.   A spokesman for the central bank, usually forthcoming with information, would not confirm the figures or provide others.

8.   Again, there is no way to confirm their figures.

9.   Bunting said she had no way to confirm those figures.