1.   Automakers in Detroit and builders in New York work closely with domestic steel makers to analyze how newer, stronger, more flexible steels can improve their products.

2.   Because of a slowdown in domestic steel sales, Brazilian steelmakers have boosted exports even though world steel prices are in a slump.

3.   Critics called U.S. Steel a monopoly, especially since the domestic steel market was protected by high tariffs.

4.   Domestic steel producers have put pressure on Bush to protect an industry they say is on the verge of collapse because of price competition from abroad.

5.   For almost two years, domestic steel producers have been decrying the flow of cheap, imported steel into U.S. markets.

6.   For the last decade, the domestic steel industry has been awash in bad news.

7.   GST, like virtually all domestic steel companies, was undercut by cheap imported steel and rising energy costs.

8.   In a move that was widely seen as out of step with his free-trade philosophy, Bush imposed tariffs in March to protect the domestic steel industry.

9.   In contesting the duties, Europe said U.S. domestic steel makers were not being harmed by the imports and such duties should be restricted to emergency situations.

10.   In a move widely seen as out of step with his free-trade philosophy, Bush imposed tariffs in March to protect domestic steel.