1.   A company spokesman was not able to say whether or not the two were connected.

2.   A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation.

3.   The role of defending the Church was assumed by the lower clergy, their chief spokesman being Francis Atterbury.

4.   An NIO spokesman was not immediately available for comment.

5.   Thames Waters say the organism occurs naturally, the damages claim said a spokesman would be like suing nature and that, he said, was an interesting idea.

6.   American Home spokesmen were not immediately available for further comment.

7.   An Allianz spokesman was not immediately available to comment on the report.

8.   An Israeli army spokesman was unable to furnish the number of Palestinian homes that have been used by soldiers.

9.   An Asarco spokesman was not aware of the filing, and had no immediate comment.