1.   Against that background, the new government should proceed expeditiously to make its actions transparent and itself accountable.

2.   Mr De Silva said the government would proceed with plans to increase the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly.

3.   Lukanov insisted that the government would only proceed with the reform if there was a parliamentary consensus supporting it.

4.   A spokesman for the U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince, Stanley Schrager, said he expected the de facto government to proceed with the vote.

5.   After the sale of Banco de Venezuela was canceled, Finance Minister Luis Raul Matos Azocar quickly sought to reassure investors that the government would proceed with the sale.

6.   But even as the government has proceeded with its criminal case against Lee, government officials have acknowledged that the original espionage inquiry was not properly handled.

7.   Industry Minister Christian Pierret and Finance Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn have both said the government should proceed with the sale of France Telecom.

8.   Industry Minister Christian Pierret and Finance Minister Strauss-Kahn have both said the government should proceed with the sale of France Telecom.

9.   Prime Minister Hun Sen also urged the United Nations to reconsider its decision but said his government might proceed on its own.

10.   The government will proceed with its plans to sell its Stadshypotek shares, which are already underway, he said.