Earth Born grumbled, but generally did what Council told them to do.

What does interest me is that we shouldn't have to worry about them here, as far as the Council can tell.

And the Council told me the kinds of things he was hiding.

"Presumably the Council tells everyone why they've been summoned, and then they put the question to a vote."

You can address the Council, Captain, tell them what you've told us.

Well, the Council told us that such recognition was a fundamental factor.

I should like the Council to tell me what the situation is.

Can the Council tell us what real, practical prospects there are of such action?

The Council tells us: 'you will be told that at the end of the negotiations'.

We get rather annoyed when the Council tells us that lines cannot be implemented because there is no legal base.