11.   Earlier this month, nuclear energy officials warned that these debts are leaving the plants unable to pay their employees on time and modernize aging equipment.

12.   He hopes to expand by modernizing equipment and producing small orders that larger companies ignore.

13.   It has been slow in closing loss-making mines and lacks the money to modernize equipment and make management more efficient.

14.   Northeastern Democrats were threatening to slow the bill because they were unhappy that they were unable to win federal financing to help Amtrak modernize its equipment.

15.   Only a handful of mines are actually making a profit, and most have been unable to modernize equipment or upgrade safety.

16.   Solana said the Czech military must continue to modernize its equipment to be fully compatible with NATO.

17.   The government will place top priority on re-evaluating the mobility and efficiency of the armed forces, and will strengthen their training and modernize their equipment, Kim said.

18.   The impoverished government does not allocate enough money to improve work safety and modernize aging equipment.

19.   The number of miners killed on the job has been steadily increasing in recent years because mines lack the funds needed to modernize equipment and improve safety conditions.

20.   The number of miners killed on the job has been increasing steadily in recent years because mines lack the funds needed to modernize equipment and improve safety conditions.