1.   The compromise will allow him to continue his free market reforms.

2.   He was strongly critical, however, of the plan by USSR Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov for market economic reforms, involving in the first instance drastic price rises.

3.   However, in calling for revisions the Supreme Soviet backed acceleration of the introduction of market reforms.

4.   The address also featured criticism of both the radical and conservative wings of the CPSU, and a robust defence of perestroika and of plans for market economic reforms.

5.   Gorbachev used his emergency presidential powers to issue during October four decrees marking critical steps towards market reform.

6.   Fokin promised to restructure the government to expedite market economic reforms.

7.   He was not widely known, but many commentators identified him as a conservative and suggested that he was unenthusiastic about market economic reform.

8.   Chancellor Helmut Kohl lined up behind President Bill Clinton in declaring support for Mr Yeltsin, seen by the West as the driving force behind market reforms.

9.   Mr Rutskoi, a former ally of the president, has opposed some market reforms and denounced his weekend speech.

10.   Almost all the African leaders Albright visited have embraced market reforms.