1.   But minicomputers enabled engineers to solve problems for themselves that had required centralized computing facilities.

2.   Would the beauty of Paris or the centralized sporting facilities of Toronto be a less risky, more attractive selection?

3.   ICI division manager Ian Gilmour said the upgrade of its surfactants plant will increase productivity by improving existing facilities and establishing a centralized packaging facility.

4.   Some said administering the old test at centralized facilities would give motorists even less of an incentive to go to private garages.