1.   American Express hopes to use partnerships with Brazilian banks and the introduction of a revolving credit card to reach its goal.

2.   According to the report, several Enron executives used the partnerships for personal gain, at the expense of the corporation.

3.   But he denied that this meant the government would use the partnership as a back-door to full membership in NATO.

4.   Enron may have used the partnerships not just to finance money-losing investments but to hide losses in its core trading business, they say.

5.   For example, they said they planned to use the partnership to pursue development of and deploy high-speed Internet technologies.

6.   Have you used your partnership in a good way?

7.   In the past, Skilling has said he had no knowledge of Enron using partnerships for any illegitimate purposes.

8.   Skilling has said he had no idea that Enron used partnerships improperly.

9.   Skilling, in testimony before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee Thursday, repeatedly said he was unaware that Enron used questionable partnerships to conceal debts and losses.

10.   The company plans to use these partnerships to fund and accelerate product development and commercialization, the SEC filing said.