The logic was simple: Sinn Fein was considered to be undertaking its baby steps in democracy.
"His character is in every way that of a moderate; he is absolutely capable of undertaking the necessary renovation without any leaps into the unknown," said Francesca Ambrogetti, one of his biographers.
Given that beyond this next Ashes series England will not be undertaking a Test match tour until they go to the Caribbean in April 2015, it may be the last trip of its kind for Swann, Anderson, and perhaps Kevin Pietersen, depending on his desire, and fitness to pursue 10,000 Test runs.
Tajikistan is a state dependent on foreign aid, but that doesn't stop president Emomali Rahmon from undertaking extravagant building projects.
Initially officials were reluctant to respond about the idea of him undertaking community work.
Realising that there was little attention paid to the needs of bereaved children, she set up training and supervision for colleagues, as well as undertaking direct work.
And we're going to be undertaking further targeted operations this summer… …bringing together key enforcement bodies to form a series of local and national taskforces… ….to focus on abuse in particular sectors and regions – including on agricultural work in East Anglia.
After undertaking research to test various options, the commission had made two recommendations to parliament.
This week, MPs tabled an amendment to the infrastructure bill so that in England pub owners will need to get planning permission before demolishing or undertaking any type of pub conversion.
Osborne said the Treasury was now undertaking "extensive contingency planning" to cope with a possible break-up of the euro, and admitted: "If the rest of Europe heads into recession, it may prove hard to avoid one here in the UK".
On Monday the finance minister announced that eight public service departments would join the departments of health and education in undertaking "functional reviews" to identify efficiency savings.
