It is not the fault of the men in Frankfurt that other EC currencies are tied to the German mark within the European exchange rate mechanism (ERM), and that its own moves largely dictate actions in other capitals. We have to take what we've done over the last month into the real world, back on to the tour.'The 18-year-old Miles Maclagan briefly held the prospect that he could make it through another round before losing 7-6, 4-6, 2-6, 2-6 to Christo Van Rensburg of South Africa.. You just have to try to hit the green and two-putt.7 Pampas 360 yards, par 4Either a two-iron or three-wood because this is the tightest driving hole on the course and you must hit the fairway. Last Monday I used the airport for the first time, to fly to Paris, attracted by the promise of a 10- minute check-in and its handiness compared with Heathrow It may be the last time. However, the good companies are broadening their product range and in five years' time there will be more choice.'There is evidence that a large percentage of the total money invested in these funds - perhaps as much as 90 per cent - is coming through about 10 specialist green and ethical investment advisers.

The trouble is that all states are, to some extent, founded on coercion. 'It was excruciatingly difficult to shrug off the comments of the youths in the audience. It suggests very much that it came about for tax reasons.'Tax reasons?'Yes. Destocking in the US, which Grand Metropolitan said could cost it pounds 40m this year, together with reorganisation of its European distribution, reduced profits by pounds 15m. Even though Italian courts are obliged to stick to the precise letter of the law, Alfeo Garini, Maura Anselmi's lawyer, declared the ruling was 'disappointing and lacking in courage. This approach had many drawbacks, not the least of which was that it never worked. McFall; GS McMahon; AD Mercer; PS Miles; AT Millett; MW Molyneaux; F Morrison; A Morrison; M Moss; SR Murray; G Nash; J Neill; S Nesbit; JM Newham; K Oliver; S Panesar; AU Patel; W Peacock; D Peacock; A Perkins; SH Phillips; N Postlethwaite; K Rayment; J Resting; K Richards; J Robertson; N Robson; D Rollin; P Rumsey; M Sandell; N Saunders; P Senior; F Shallcross; PA Shovlar; AJN Silveira; G Sleziak; S Smith; J Spencer; R Stead; JS Sumnall; CWJ Tang; MS Taylor; RR Terry; D Thomas; SP Thompson; C Thornhill; B Todd; SP Tonkinson; N.

'I've seen plenty of clean heavyweight fights and I blame it on the referee if it gets unruly,' he said. An economist and computer expert, he is regarded as architect of Germany's automatic cash services. Around the main settlement block of Gush Qatif the Israeli army had set up 13 new posts, having withdrawn already from many centres of Palestinian population. His contemporaries included Donald Dewar, now Labour spokesman on social security affairs, and Donald MacCormick, formerly presenter of Newsnight.

Apart from obviously helping him to relax, it keeps the rest of us going.'At 29, De Villiers is a passionate performer whose heart often rules his head but never to the point of losing control. Halfway along the path we discover two tiny ponds, the kind found outside many homes, and between them stands a green plastic pail containing an inch or so of water.Peering in, we see the plump bodies of six dead frogs. They feel it is an insult to the black and Asian members in the office. Even if we survive, I feel I shall have to do a lot of praying and meditation, and your church would also be ideal for this. The historic old ground is undergoing overdue renovation, but McStay hopes the noisy hostility he usually encounters in Govan will for once work in his favour.After yesterday's training session at McDiarmid Park in Perth, where the multi-coloured seats beneath cantilever stands have led to its being dubbed a 'wee Ibrox', the Celtic captain admitted: 'Ibrox is an intimidating place from my experience of being with the away side, but if you settle down early you can give a good performance.'McCoist, who has neither won a toss nor lost a game as Gough's stand-in at club level, listened respectfully until he heard the words 'good performance' but could not resist the playful interjection: 'That's some memory you've got.'While McStay will equal Danny McGrain's record as Celtic's most capped player, McCoist needs one goal to become Rangers' leading scorer with Scotland.

For some intangible reason, it would not have been quite the done thing. 'But there is plenty to build on.'SWITZERLAND: Pascolo (Servette); Hottiger, Quentin, Herr, Geiger (all Sion), Bregy (Young Boys Berne), Sutter (Nuremberg), Ohrel (Servette), Sforza (Kaiserslautern), Knup (VfB Stuttgart), Chapuisat (Borussia Dortmund). But how many of the audience realised the extent to which these performances were 'composed' by the NLC? A brief note on performance practice attempted to justify following certain 'Islamic' musical traditions, but failed to mention that all that survives of this music are the melodies and that the rest is invented by 20th-century musicians. More fool me: I got a hetero softy, an appeaser.'You're a bit of an empty vessel,' I said.'That's actually a great compliment,' he said. It was after his agent, Vicente Modahl, first saw the format in Wuppertal last year that the pair had the idea of importing it to Britain.The music, always very loud and with a pulsating beat, ranged from the obvious, like Van Halen's 'Jump', to the slightly surreal, such as 'The Only Living Boy in New Cross' by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, chosen by Britain's Brendan Reilly. 'We would rather he missed one match than three.'In Clarke's absence, Tim Rodber would move to No 8 from blind-side flanker.