1.   Alan is just one of dozens of landlords affected by new leases issued by Grand Metropolitan, a pub property company which bought the estate of John Smith.

2.   Cottrell said the pubs being acquired are in or near areas in which Enterprise is doing business or in new areas that the pub company had targeted for expansion.

3.   Other pub companies are investing in the same strategy.

4.   The new structure replaces the existing four regional pub companies -- Tetley, Ansells, Ind Coope Retail and Taylor Walker.

5.   The new structure replaces four existing pub companies organized geographically -- Tetley, Ansells, Ind Coope Retail and Taylor Walker.

6.   The purchase transformed Greenalls into a national pub company by adding sites in the south to its traditionally northern base.

7.   The purchase transformed Greenalls into a national pub company by combining new sites in the south with its traditionally northern base.

8.   Today, the pubs that were sold off are owned by individuals and pub operating companies, and they are changing the ambiance rapidly.