1.   Japanese PC makers now face foreign competition in their home market.

2.   Because these movies do not need to reach a diverse audience to succeed, their makers face no economic imperative to present fully integrated, evenhanded portraits of society.

3.   Both domestically and internationally, diaper makers face the problem of customer turnover.

4.   But while waiting for markets to develop, robot makers face a struggle to stay afloat.

5.   Cable modem makers like Motorola face a particular challenge as they make the transition from selling only through cable companies to selling to retail shoppers.

6.   Cement makers are already facing rising inventories which have forced them cut prices.

7.   Commercial satellite makers like Hughes faced even more of an uphill battle.

8.   Despite the prospect for selling systems to consumers and the cable industry, computer makers still face significant hurdles.

9.   Detroit auto makers are facing much more competition from foreign rivals, particularly car-like sport utility vehicles being shipped here from Japan.

10.   Economic indicators released Thursday underscored the difficulty that policy makers face in keeping the economy from developing even deeper problems.