1.   Among the kinds of businesses that pushed for keeping the current standard were tool makers, manufacturers of precision instruments, tile makers and food companies.

2.   Dal-Tile, the largest ceramic tile maker in the U.S., blamed the lower-than-expected earnings on increased transportation costs and little revenue growth.

3.   Last month, the Chihuahua-based tile maker said it planned to raise capital by selling stock to its shareholders.

4.   So, tile makers came up with tile sealer designed to seal the grout, making it water-resistant and therefore hard to get dirty and easy to clean.

5.   Daniel, an unemployed tile maker, said neighbors did not scorn them although they knew the two were brother and sister.

6.   He went to a tile maker and commissioned a rustic, simple, heavy bowl.

7.   KHIB is a tile maker listed on the KLSE.