The order book was down slightly at £3.6bn from the last update in June but well ahead of the £3.3bn reported this time last year.
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Alexander made clear the Liberal Democrats' deep unease at the prime minister's plan when he warned of the dangers posed by those who "put anti-European ideology ahead of our national interest".
But what it was actually doing was putting the dealers' interest in no oversight ahead of the public's interest in a fair marketplace.
Overall, the speech reflected the Liberal Democrats typically positive attitude to the challenges that lie ahead.
For Tsipras, the youngest leader to hold high office in modern times, what lies ahead is a litany of choices with potentially explosive effect.
It's only the first couple of weeks of 2015, but the year may as well be over: with the 2016 presidential and congressional elections looming, Republicans are pushing full steam ahead on economy and jobs in an attempt to improve their chances at capturing the White House next year.
Maguire, on loan from Aberdeen, put Jimmy Calderwood's side ahead from close range in the 32nd minute after Paul Gallacher spilled a tame shot from Craig Bryson.
This year, the nuclear negotiations in the Swiss city of Lausanne, which are entering a critical phase ahead of a major deadline, are being debated over dried fruits, pistachio nuts and watermelon seeds.
Delegations at the summit took several hours to hammer out a 10-page statement full of bland postulations of the EU's Eastern Partnership programme, but ahead of the meeting, Juncker was clearly in a more light-hearted mood.
We must plan for the leaders with the capabilities needed in place ahead of time.
