1.   Biotechnology critics say that thanks to the ban, Brazil will have higher exports to Europe, but the real world may not provide a clear test.

2.   A Finance Ministry official said the surplus growth was fueled by higher exports of automobiles and ocean-going vessels.

3.   A prolonged rise in metal prices would translate into higher export earnings for shares reliant on production of metals.

4.   About half that change reflected higher exports to Japan, including new cars, and the rest lower imports.

5.   Administration officials say that lower trade barriers with Mexico and higher U.S. exports still leave Americans with far more new jobs than they are losing.

6.   Also, concern that higher exports could fuel a surge in inflation is dampening enthusiasm that the Canadian economy is on the road to recovery.

7.   Business investment, while strengthening in response to higher exports, will increase only modestly because pressure on profit margins remain intense, the OECD predicted.

8.   But there will probably be little long-term benefit from higher export sales.

9.   Desperate to offset steep price declines with higher exports, they are setting up shop in neighboring countries and hunting for foreign companies to buy.

10.   Earnings from the unit increased, as a result of higher exports and average price levels.