11.   The company has been expanding its customer base using trade magazine advertising.

12.   The customer base was considerably strengthened and a variety of new products launched.

13.   AS Lyles customer base grows to include an ever increasing number of independent retailers it places increasing marketing emphasis on their point of sale material.

14.   The workforce was behind the project and he had a loyal customer base and the support of the suppliers.

15.   From a small, localised clientele, the company has now expanded into a customer base which stretches from Southampton to Wick.

16.   Amazon hopes to break through this chicken-and-egg problem on the strength of its established customer base.

17.   America Online, over the past year or so, has rarely missed an opportunity to alienate a sizable chunk of its customer base.

18.   American Axle also needs to run its plants more efficiently and expand its customer base beyond GM in order to compete against companies like Dana Corp., analysts said.

19.   Among her expanding customer base are Latinos, she says.

20.   An investment bank that already has a customer base can provide services to those customers, as well as the additional clients from First of America.