1.   Expanded production will help meet growing demand in northeastern Brazil for PTA and another resin, PET, used in the packaging industry.

2.   The FCC said it delayed the licenses because Japan failed to meet U.S. demands to liberalize its telecommunications market.

3.   The Americans and the British contend that Milosevic has failed to meet U.N. demands to withdraw troops from Kosovo, a southern province of Yugoslav.

4.   The Americans and the British contend that Milosevic has failed to meet U.N. demands to withdraw troops from Kosovo.

5.   Yesterday, however, the Internet equipment provider reported solid gains as a string of acquisitions and internal development helped meet demand for Web and data-routing services.