41.   Settlement expansion came up in talks Monday between Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat in the Gaza Strip.

42.   That expansion comes despite a global glut of spandex.

43.   The expansion has come with problems.

44.   Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma warned Wednesday of a new division of Europe in case an eastward expansion of NATO comes too fast.

45.   The capacity expansion came amid a delay in the recovery of the industry, which had been expected this year.

46.   The Hyundai expansion came despite the smouldering labor dispute.