1.   They will also say that the Faroese method of killing whales is a barbarous way of treating an intelligent, warm-blooded mammal.

2.   We first see him as a gentle jolly fellow set against the perilous task of killing whales from a small oar-manned boat.

3.   There must be some way of getting lanolin without killing whales, surely?

4.   He also claimed that many scientists say there is no other way to conduct the research without killing whales.

5.   Japanese officials claim that there is no way to conduct the research without killing whales.

6.   Other topics on the agenda at the conference, which ends Friday, are methods of killing whales, aboriginal whaling and a possible new whale sanctuary.

7.   The conference, also expected to discuss methods for killing whales, aboriginal whale hunts and a possible new whale sanctuary, ends Friday.

8.   Thorsteinn Palsson said he intended to ask parliament to authorise a limited resumption of killing whales exclusively for local consumption.

9.   One of the main arguments used by Japan and Denmark for killing whales is that the practice is vital to scientific research.