11.   As a result, there were shortages of quality construction material.

12.   Bribery may directly increase the danger of a building, because builders may recoup the money they spend on bribes by purchasing substandard construction materials.

13.   But because of a housing shortage and the difficulties of making mud bricks, the main construction material, some families have found shelter in caves.

14.   But Karadzic maintained his de facto control over the Serbian enclave, preserving his lucrative monopolies on the sale of cigarettes, gasoline and commodities like construction materials.

15.   Cereals make good construction materials, such as shredded wheat for thatched roofs.

16.   Construction materials and automobiles were among industries that led production higher.

17.   Construction materials were about unchanged for the second straight month.

18.   Containers are less vulnerable to economic cycles than the construction materials and auto glass businesses.

19.   CSR Ltd. and Pioneer International Ltd., which both make construction materials for Asian markets, led the declines.

20.   Concrete and metal are the construction materials of choice, so there is a large stock of jackhammers, welders and grinders for cutting metal.