1.   Bolivia, better known for its wandering llamas and as the place where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid met their fate, is hardly an industrial powerhouse.

2.   A spurt in savings in turn fueled the investment boom that transformed much of East Asia from a rural backwater to an industrial powerhouse.

3.   But GE, an industrial powerhouse from the old school of bookkeeping, aims to make money for its shareholders each quarter.

4.   Hanson, built by takeover into an Anglo-American industrial powerhouse over the past two decades, said in January it would split into four publicly listed companies.

5.   If a deal were struck, ThyssenKrupp would become an industrial powerhouse with a vastly strengthened car business, which is more profitable than its steel business.

6.   Sluggish spending has led even industrial powerhouses like Toyota Motor Corp. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to scale back output, and other manufacturers to slash hiring and wage growth.

7.   You may not think of Denmark as an industrial powerhouse, but when it comes to hearing aids, Denmark is king.

8.   A deal in Baden-Wuerttemberg, an industrial powerhouse that is home to automakers DaimlerChrysler and Porsche, is expected to be closely mirrored in other regions.

9.   A similar appeal occurred over Nis, a former industrial powerhouse and bastion of support for Milosevic.

10.   An agreement in Baden-Wuerttemberg, an industrial powerhouse that is home to automakers DaimlerChrysler and Porsche, is expected to be closely mirrored in other regions.