1.   A spokesman for the tire industry said he was unaware that scientists were beginning to look at tire particles as a potential health hazard.

2.   But that is something the agency had planned to do already and that the tire industry itself has called for.

3.   But the seminal change in the tire industry came from a person.

4.   For one, investment bankers said, the Goodyear-Sumitomo deal was spurred by competitive pressures specific to the tire industry.

5.   Keep your tires inflated properly, say those in the tire industry.

6.   Nasser said Ford planned to work more closely with the tire industry to detect problems earlier.

7.   Price pressure remains strong in the tire industry, and further profit gains will depend in part on whether that slackens, he added.

8.   The federal government has targeted the tire industry in the past.

9.   The tire industry has since been fiercely competitive.

10.   With the arrival of MIRS the rest of the tire industry might have little choice but to be more adventurous.