"It might be the only effective tool available to some companies, " says Philip Murphy, a senior advisor at Giga Information Systems, in Norwell, Mass.

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The director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Prof Philip Murphy, said the Commonwealth was very important to small states, but questioned the means to impose its values on members.

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Paul Muir then forced a good save from Murphy but Melaugh lashed the ball past Philip Matthews to equalise after Wayne Buchanan failed to deal with a high ball.

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