1.   Applications for building permits are a barometer of future construction activity.

2.   Managers direct and monitor the progress of field or site construction activities, at times through other construction supervisors.

3.   When more normal trading conditions return, it is our intention to broaden the scope of our Canadian operations to cover most sectors of construction activity.

4.   Although copper supplies are scare now, most analysts expect demand to fall during the summer when construction activity slackens.

5.   Any rise in interest rates may slow local construction activity and demand for steel products.

6.   Both companies could benefit if construction activity in France picks up.

7.   -- Commercial real estate and construction activity continued to show strength.

8.   All regions except the Northeast registered an increase in construction activity, as starts of both single-family and multi-family projects posted solid gains.

9.   All regions except the Northeast registered an increase in construction activity, according to Commerce Department statistics.

10.   Brokers said cement companies benefited from foreign buying on expectations that construction activity will increase and earnings from the first half of the year will be higher.