11.   As in the case of savings rates, these differences have helped credit unions garner a larger share of certain loan markets.

12.   As the United States continues to control a larger share of the market, security concerns spread.

13.   As they have earned more, upper-income households have assumed a larger share of total federal tax liabilities.

14.   Asian countries have been reluctant to agree to allow American firms to claim a larger share of their domestic securities and insurance industries.

15.   At the same time, spending by gamblers slipped, though casinos offset that by keeping a larger share of the wagers.

16.   Banks moved to take over others so they could move into new markets, cut costs and gain a larger share of the business.

17.   Because big shareholders now own a much larger share of public companies, as opposed to individual holders, management is quicker to capitulate to their wishes.

18.   A larger share of the information technology budgets will be spent on backup storage, recovery services and decentralized operations.

19.   A larger share of the new construction should be in the southern part of the state, especially in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, Bartolotto said.

20.   A merger with Champion would give International Paper a larger share of the growing market for magazine paper and a stronger foothold in the quickly consolidating paper industry.