11.   He said the Sacramento Army Depot was another example of successful privatization, where an electronics firm is using the base for commercial purposes.

12.   Jollibee is looking to establish beachheads in countries that have a sizeable Filipino community, using its base in the Philippines to absorb the costs of overseas growth.

13.   Long recognized for its strategic value, the base had been used by the Japanese in World War II.

14.   NASA also has a test station at Edwards, and the base is used for some space shuttle landings.

15.   Patrick LaCombe, president the family-run, nonprofit Senior Resources, argued he was cut out of the process for deciding how the base should be used.

16.   Rebel fighters use the base to funnel supplies and troops deep inside Kosovo.

17.   Rather, they will be used for discreet operations such as interdicting roads, and the base may be used to provide humanitarian aid, Franks said.

18.   Russian officials insisted the bases were being used by the Islamic rebels to support their insurgency in neighboring Dagestan.

19.   Russia will continue to use the base at Sevastopol, paying rent to Ukraine, mostly in the form of energy supplies and debt forgiveness.

20.   Sherman said Closet Factory uses a base of pressure-treated lumber under its cabinets in garages.