1.   Air Canada has taken steps to ease expansion costs.

2.   But the day of meetings, handshakes, and congratulatory speeches lost its luster when Chirac indicated his country would not be willing to contribute to NATO expansion costs.

3.   Globe Telecom GMCR Inc., a joint venture between Ayala Corp. and Singapore Telecomunications Ltd., said expansion costs doubled its losses last year.

4.   It still has to prove that it can rake in enough money through its monthly subscriptions to offset expansion costs and become profitable.

5.   Seven-Eleven was less affected by deflation and shoulders lighter expansion costs.

6.   The company said charges related to higher-than expected expansion costs and the bankruptcy of a corporate customer also contributed to the loss.

7.   The company blamed the decline on higher-than-expected expansion costs.

8.   Yesterday, the company said its fiscal first-quarter earnings growth would be reduced, due to expansion costs.

9.   Alliance members agree on report of expansion costs.

10.   If the club were dissolved, Arawak could find funding to underwrite expansion costs, the company is arguing in court.