11.   All four local plants have been losing money, and sources close to the negotiations believe little progress has been made toward keeping the plants in the Miami Valley.

12.   But if you want good-sized tubers, you must harvest the bed every year to keep the plants from becoming overcrowded.

13.   Cargill Inc. is importing less costly Brazilian soybeans to keep its plants operating in the southeast, where supplies are short.

14.   Cutting flowers keeps a plant blooming.

15.   Daughtridge, a water plant operator, eyed the generator that keeps the plant running, the one crews are trying to shield with sandbags.

16.   Encourage roots to grow out, not around, to keep the plant from strangling.

17.   Even if a plant is kept in complete darkness, its cycle of leaf movement persists.

18.   For example, Cargill Inc. is importing less costly Brazilian soybeans to keep its plants operating in the southeast, where supplies are short.

19.   For example, companies operating overseas might want to stock up on parts or buy generators to keep plants running.

20.   GM is likely to have stockpiled parts in anticipation and could keep some plants running, analysts said.