11.   Reports out today bolstered that view by showing more Americans filed for first-time unemployment claims and fewer managers expect to expand output.

12.   The act of reducing consumption today in order to expand output tomorrow fits the definition of investment.

13.   With recent reports showing moderate U.S. growth and expanding Canadian output, traders expect the Bank of Canada will probably raise Canadian lending rates before the Fed moves.

14.   Qatar also has huge reserves of natural gas and has launched a major development program to expand output.

15.   Vietnam hopes to expand output in the next few years, while adding value by upgrading processing.

16.   Analysts said the giant Chilean producer might see this decrease as an opportunity to expand output.

17.   But China has remained the biggest market for Gulf fertilizers and a rapid growth in its consumption has encouraged Arabs to expand output.

18.   The buyers either expanded domestic output or bought directly from suppliers.

19.   The giant Chilean producer might see this decrease as an opportunity to expand its output, dealers feared.