11.   Even though reforms have brought the exchange up to date, investors want the government to accelerate plans to off state-owned companies and remove currency controls.

12.   In a terse statement, Philips said it needs to accelerate plans already in hand to improve earnings.

13.   Korean companies said an IMF rescue may accelerate their plans to cut jobs and costs.

14.   Korean companies said an IMF rescue may only accelerate their plans to cut jobs and costs.

15.   Little of this was new, except that the worsening situation apparently pushed Fresco accelerate plans for the Ferrari stock sale, which was originally contemplated for next year.

16.   Mannesmann stepped up its defense against Vodafone AirTouch Tuesday, accelerating a plan to spin off its older industrial holdings and securing the support of its biggest shareholder.

17.   Low loan losses encouraged Johnson to accelerate expansion plans.

18.   Merely by announcing Sky, he has the cable industry scrambling to accelerate its plans to add more channels and services.

19.   Now that a peace agreement has been reached, NATO officials will accelerate plans for a deployment to Bosnia.

20.   PacTel recently slowed construction of its fiber-optic network in the state and accelerated plans to offer wireless cable in much of Southern California.