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We define Vandermonde-like determinants and analyze their structure. T
he resulting scheme is well-suited to achieve a remarkable compactness
and transparency in N-soliton formulas or, more generally, in formula
s for N-fold Darboux or Backlund transformations. (C) 1997 American In
stitute of Physics.