1.   Domestic foie gras production was started in upstate New York, where the industry is still flourishing.

2.   Howson started production in a former collar factory off the Old Kent Road with a workforce of five disabled men.

3.   Rover will start production of its version of the car at its Cowley works in Oxford early next year.

4.   Work on the project will start shortly and the company expects to start production at the new facility early next year.

5.   And while Clinton wants to commit a half-billion dollars to research a missile defense system, Dole wants to start production as soon as possible.

6.   BHP blamed the poor result on a loss at its Dai Hung oil field in Vietnam, which started production a year ago at production rates below original estimates.

7.   Both are joint ventures with the Chinese that will start production later this year.

8.   But getting funds to start production on a fleet of shuttle replacements will be hard to come by, he said.

9.   Cellular phone-maker Audiovox Inc. is ready to start production and could begin offering the units in a few months.