91.   Executives of Tomkins figure they need six months to evaluate how much to invest in building new factories abroad.

92.   Farber said that for himself and others who developed the technology and products in a pilot plant, the opening of the new factory represents a major step.

93.   For one thing, shifting production inherently adds to costs because new factories have to be reconfigured for new lines and increased output.

94.   Following the Intel shock of December, analysts started to take note of falling prices for chips just as semiconductor makers poured billions of dollars into new factories.

95.   Ford officials have still to decide whether to build a new factory or move into an existing factory in Minsk.

96.   Foreign investors pour billions every year into new factories, putting the sons and daughters of poor farmers to work making everything from Reebok sneakers to Sony televisions.

97.   Ford Motor Co. and its local partners will open new factories in Vietnam in October, in China in December and in Thailand next summer.

98.   Ford announced Thursday that it would build a new factory in Britain to expand its high-end Aston Martin sports cars division.

99.   For this new factory is not really a factory at all.

100.   Gains in productivity, stemming from investment in new factories and increased use of computers, have provided a buffer against rising labor costs.