And Apple has yet to be found a monopoly and is under no constraint to offer one.

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Yet the good news for this trio is that the list is merely an indication of the players Caf has picked out as amongst the best of 2003, and is no constraint on whom members can vote for.

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Indeed, speculative excesses in asset prices and credit flows might occur more frequently in future, thanks to the combined effects of financial liberalisation and a monetary-policy framework that concentrates on inflation but places no constraint on credit growth.

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There's no technological constraint on perpetual editing, and the cost of altering digital text is basically zero.

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As a consequence, it is no longer a conscious constraint choice, but is a random feature of the workplace.

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So far no bill has bounced between the Houses more than 15 times, but one constraint on the process might be finding a different ink to signify the exchange of amendments.

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