1.  Espy insists he did nothing wrong, and official department spokesmen insist that no corners were cut to help out the chicken-loving friends of the president.

2.  Decades later, the Egyptian presence in this tiny Gulf island is still strong, with many holding senior jobs in ministries and official departments.

3.  There are some official departments that will have to be excluded from the decision, if and when it is implemented.

4.  A committee of government ministers and official department heads had been set up to study and recommend to cabinet by September how the sales and contracts should proceed.