1.   But whatever his politics, his problems may soon converge with those of the up-scale consumers who have spurred a worldwide boom in olive-oil consumption.

2.   Golf is experiencing a worldwide boom like never before, and Sorenstam, while not on a par with Tiger Woods and Greg Norman, is a marketing phenomenon.

3.   Meanwhile, Cuban music is enjoying an unprecedented worldwide boom, with sales skyrocketing.

4.   Selected technology shares also gained, on expectations that a worldwide boom in personal computers and the semiconductor chips that power them will boost earnings of Japanese suppliers.

5.   SGS-Thomson cited a worldwide boom in demand for semiconductor chips, the devices indispensable to most electronic equipment, for its improved earnings.

6.   Select technology shares also gained, on expectations that a worldwide boom in personal computers and the semiconductor chips that power them will boost earnings of Japanese suppliers.

7.   That combination of cool and cuddly is fueling a worldwide boom in sales of Hello Kitty goods.

8.   The firm posted record profit this year amid a worldwide boom in mergers and acquisitions, executives at the firm said.

9.   The worldwide boom in semiconductors increased demand for high-purity hydrogen peroxide chemicals made by Merck.

10.   The worldwide economic boom of the past few years helped turn backward nations, such as Ireland, into thriving centers of economic activity.