61.   Over the last year, the only significant investors in Venezuela have been Latin American multinationals looking to expand their reach at bargain-basement prices.

62.   Smaller airlines benefit from alliances by being able to expand their reach with the help of their partners, a reach that otherwise would be financially prohibitive.

63.   Spyglass is increasing its marketing and development spending, as the company creates more sophisticated software and expands the reach of its sales force, analysts said.

64.   Still, even in an era of uncertainty, leading casino operators are developing plans to expand their reach.

65.   Still, the Medicare agency is taking a number of steps to raise its profile and expand its reach.

66.   That would expand the reach of the fiber-optic lines RCN leases to MFS Communications, a long-distance company.

67.   The acquisition of Robertson Stephens will let BofA expand its reach and help big companies as well as fast-growing high-tech firms sell their stocks.

68.   The announcement is a victory for Sun, which has been trying to expand the reach of its Java programming language, analysts said.

69.   The bill is designed to expand the reach of communications companies and stimulate competition among telephone, cable-TV, and broadcasting companies.

70.   The channel is part of an ambitious new strategy by the BBC to expand its reach worldwide and to add substantial new commercial revenue to its public broadcasting coffers.