1.   Mrs Shephard hinted strongly yesterday at an element of compulsion in some of the schemes being considered to help those out of work for more than one year.

2.   A bill has been introduced in the Senate, and is currently among the many measures that legislators are considering to help the ailing economy.

3.   He declined to say what measures the government was considering to help the bank.

4.   He is one of several options the Cowboys are considering to help improve their depth at defensive tackle.

5.   OSCE mechanisms considered to help solve the conflict included issuing a presidential statement and sending envoys or fact-finding missions to Chechnya, Gyarmati added.