1.   Decisions on large infrastructure projects are usually made by bankers, engineers and politicians.

2.   Mr Norris said standards applied in reaching the Decision were the same as those used for all other major transport infrastructure projects.

3.   Osaka has fought back with a splurge of infrastructure projects, most notably a new international airport perched upon a man-made island.

4.   States would have less money for large infrastructure projects such as grid extension or publicly funded large hydropower schemes.

5.   The tunnelling is ahead of schedule and ahead of budget, in contrast to most big infrastructure projects.

6.   These funds support infrastructure projects and training courses.

7.   The Commission was attempting by these measures to reduce the past bias towards spending on large infrastructure projects favoured by national governments.

8.   The infrastructure projects unveiled yesterday were not unexpected, but will give a welcome fillip to the construction sector.