The UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) is supporting the preparation of the Tentative List by acting as the main point of contact for general advice on the application process.

UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Applications to new UK World Heritage Tentative List now open

So instead Mr Darling will point to the better than expected borrowing figures, the gradual fall in unemployment and the first tentative signs of recovery - to argue that the government is slowly but surely turning the economy around.

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According to the sources, PWC took pains to point out that its conclusions about Krung Thai Bank's credit and other practices were necessarily tentative because of the limited sample. (Citing confidentiality issues, PWC declined to speak to Asiaweek about the report.) The auditors recommended a detailed examination of 100 more randomly selected accounts, a suggestion that Mechai and his board approved in July.

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