91.   Latin America, from Mexico to Argentina, is poised for growth as governments dismantle more state monopolies and knock down trade barriers.

92.   Newspapers face competition from the proliferation of television stations since the state monopoly on television broadcasting ended four years ago.

93.   Olivetti has shaken up the stodgy world of Italian telecommunications with its bid for a former state monopoly five times its size.

94.   Officials are now lobbying for the introduction of restrictive export duties and the restoration of the state monopoly on purchase and sales of metals to stem the thefts.

95.   Oil workers suspended a three-day nationwide strike Friday and agreed to negotiate next week for more pay and benefits with the state monopoly Petrobras.

96.   Previously, the state monopoly bought all tobacco at a fixed price.

97.   Such state monopolies dominate Asia.

98.   So far, it has managed to maintain a state monopoly on liquor stores.

99.   South Africa must reform state monopolies and simplify its trade policies to speed up its reintegration into the international economy, a World Trade Organization review released Thursday said.

100.   State monopolies and a string of regulations barring or restricting foreign ownership of local telephone companies have kept prices high and services poor by preventing competition.