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Mark's appearance before MPs came 24 hours after the Co-op Group had to admit it was ceding control of its bank – for which Marks had once harboured huge ambitions - to hedge funds.

GM and SAIC also plan to bring to India the ultra-cheap micro-cars, minivans and pickups they make with another Chinese firm, Wuling.At the same time GM said it was ceding control of its successful joint venture with SAIC in China by selling a 1% stake to the Chinese firm for $85m.

Google's cooperation with Mozilla, however friendly, meant that it was ceding control of the Internet's vital gateway technology — and the dominant supplier of that technology is its archrival, Microsoft.

Formerly known as Bessarabia, this region was an integral part of the Romanian principality of Moldavia until 1812, when it was ceded to Russia by its suzerain, the sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

It passed to Bavaria in 1802, losing its territories and immunities, and in 1810 it was ceded to Württemberg.

Its development as a sugar colony began when it was ceded to Britain in 1763 and continued throughout the period from 1763 to 1814, during which time Tobago changed hands between Britain and France several times.

Bukovina acquired its own name and identity only in 1774, when it was ceded to Austria by the Turks, who then controlled Moldavia.

Venice was granted the island in 1485, to prevent its falling to the Turks, and held it until 1797, when it was ceded to France by the Treaty of Campo Formio.

It was ceded by China to Japan in 1895.

In 1795 it was ceded to the British.

Vólos grew dramatically after 1881 when it was ceded, along with Thessaly, by Turkey to Greece.