1.   Harbour improvements continued alongside the thriving coastal trade, but the biggest investment necessarily came in those few ports which dominated overseas trade.

2.   Antiquities dealers say the decision could cripple the thriving trade in ancient art.

3.   Deregulation in Spain has helped make BBV lean and competitive, while a thriving domestic trade has left the bank with spare pesetas to invest overseas.

4.   In Africa, the kingdom of Ghana is enjoying a thriving gold trade.

5.   It was a time of peace, prosperity and thriving international trade.

6.   Thailand is exploring ways to discourage a thriving trade in exported electronic smut, under pressure from authorities in the United States and Europe.

7.   The Khrunichev Space Center wants to do a thriving trade in commercial satellite launches.

8.   The Phoenix is a prime example of how a secondary layer of businesses benefits from the thriving adult trade.

9.   There is even a thriving trade in debts.

10.   A thriving trade in illegal weapons exists in the Russian Far East, where army bases are routinely raided by criminals and soldiers have been caught selling weapons.