11.   Carpet has been losing market share to other floor coverings, such as wood and ceramic.

12.   Called natural-fiber floor coverings, they are typically woven from coir, jute, rush, seagrass or sisal fibers.

13.   Clark of Seligman Henderson cited the example of Tarkett, a German maker of floor coverings.

14.   Consider new floor covering.

15.   Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont just formed a joint venture to sell a new, rubberlike chemical that can work in floor coverings, shoe soles and coatings.

16.   Fatra mainly produces floor coverings and construction materials.

17.   Floor covering made from this fiber could be used in the bedroom.

18.   Growing in their waters is the tortora plant, which Indians weave into multipurpose mats used as floor coverings or beds.

19.   He would send for free samples of floor coverings and plastic laminates.

20.   Her interest in floor design coincides with a move away from wall-to-wall carpeting in favor of exposed floorboards and alternative floor coverings like bamboo, cork and cement.