1.  British officials have booked hotel rooms for the women and children.

2.  British officials stressed that Major met the Dalai Lama in his spiritual capacity as a man of peace.

3.  The evidence hinted that British officials could even have encouraged the deal.

4.  The UK had no direct representation in Tripoli, although two British officials worked at the Italian embassy to represent British interests.

5.  A few British officials, however, in whom northern habits died hard, preferred to go to one of the clubs and have a drink and lunch there.

6.  The initial response of British officials in the region was wary.

7.  But Mrs Hill is less complimentary about British officials.

8.  The Foreign Office said a British official who visited Paul Ride in prison yesterday found him well and in good heart.

9.  They were due to be escorted to Croatia where they were expected to be handed over, possibly later today, to British consular officials.

10.  British officials made similar noises after he ran in Cardiff, but Hamilton-Jones said that no official had challenged his participation on Wednesday.