This would 'provide a measure of added stability to stressed sovereign markets', it said.

Although lock-out agreements provide a measure of protection to potential buyers, many solicitors think they are unnecessary and that they simply delay negotiations.

They test a certain, albeit limited, kind of human potential and intelligence, and provide a measure of a pupil's and a school's performance.

The results of these tests would provide a measure of national progression over time.

The twins provide a measure of normality.