1.   Mr Gubbay had already agreed to take early retirement in June but the government wants him out of the way before then.

2.   Rather, the independent-minded newspapers believe that the government now wants to drive them out of business.

3.   The Czech government does not want to see lots of companies go under because of a new bankruptcy law.

4.   The government does not want them to slip beyond its grasp.

5.   The government does not want this kind of bad publicity in the middle of an election campaign.

6.   The government had wanted to keep this information from the public.

7.   The government want to maintain a stable currency.

8.   The government want to use this as an inducement for developing countries to open up their Markets.

9.   The government wanted to break up this system, which, it claimed, encouraged prison riots.

10.   The government wants peace, but will not hesitate to retaliate if attacked.