11.   A meetings planner, Ms. Adams was running a business incentive program for GE Capital in Europe.

12.   A weak market, especially for cars, has prompted Ford to try its most sweeping incentives program in years to trim inventories of many of its models.

13.   A. When an employee incentive program does not motivate, it is time for a second look at the program and the employees.

14.   Acknowledging that competition is heating up in the minivan market, Chrysler introduced an incentive program today.

15.   Addison officials denied any discriminatory intent in their decision to use a state tax incentive program to demolish some buildings and make way for new development.

16.   All the big hotels have some incentive program to encourage bettors to stay.

17.   But she said those regions also are a hard sell to investors, which is why government incentive programs are needed.

18.   Car purchases are also expected to rise in the third quarter as the September expiry of a government purchase incentive program prompts last minute buying, economists said.

19.   Competition has also come from Canada and Australia, which not only have incentive programs but favorable exchange rates.

20.   Consumers should be encouraged to buy air-conditioners and other appliances that do more but consume less power, through incentive programs offered by the utilities.