1.   American brands are losing some of their minuscule share to the Europeans.

2.   American brands have long conquered many a land by exporting U.S. fast-food culture and tastes.

3.   Another classic American brand, Wrigley, is to return to Times Square with a splashy, oversized illuminated billboard known in outdoor-advertising circles as a spectacular.

4.   Both are looking back to move forward, and both are looking to Europe as they try to reshape American brands.

5.   But alongside them are Revere pans, a venerable American brand, as well as T-Fal, a French line.

6.   But American brands are so admired worldwide that piracy is the sincerest form of flattery.

7.   But there is no denying that the American brand of Impressionism lacked the elan of the European movement, and its works tend to pale by comparison.

8.   Craft and, I might add, an American brand of wit.

9.   Defunct American brands like Indian, Henderson and Crocker are here, too.

10.   FOOD-TOMATOCHART- A taste chart detailing four great Italian canned tomatoes, plus one American brand touted by some Italian cooks.