In the summer of 2002 the team lead a DTI-sponsored mission to South Korea to see why 60% of the population there has a broadband connection at home.

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Her company, CTC, is advising Dartington as part of the DTI Challenge Fund - a government scheme to improve the work-life balance of Britain's businesses.

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"A large number are contingent on further research and review - eg 'DTI will undertake further research and analysis', 'DTI will investigate', and 'Defra will look carefully at', " he said.

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Even though prices have dropped 50% or more in some areas of these states, they are all plagued by debt-to-income ratios (DTI) that are still higher than the historical norm of three to one.

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It is lobbying investors against a deal with Lloyds but analysts said Abbey would probably be propelled into the larger bank's arms if the DTI decided a combined business would not be anti-competitive.

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But a DTI spokesman said the licence boundaries had been drawn up after in-depth economic and market studies.

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On Monday TransTec's former chief accountant, Max Ayriss, told the BBC that a five-figure sum had been involved in several different applications for DTI grants by Mr Robinson's businesses.

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DTI's functions, and may get rid of some, but not export credits and small-business support.

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