11.   Advanta Corp. said it hired an investment bank to consider selling all or part of the company, as it faces mounting losses from credit card loans.

12.   But last year, citing dwindling crowds and mounting losses, Bahre parted ways with the IRL.

13.   But last September, amid mounting losses, AltaVista abandoned that strategy and said it would focus on selling its search technologies to other Web sites.

14.   But operating in smaller, mobile units, opposition forces could inflict mounting losses on U.S. and allied troops in guerrilla actions.

15.   But the most recent filing indicates that Mitsubishi may no longer be willing to accept the mounting losses.

16.   By consolidating book retailing in Canada, the husband-and-wife team seeks to reverse mounting losses at Chapters and at Indigo.

17.   Continental officials said mounting losses in Denver made the move necessary.

18.   Despite the mounting losses, the owner-manager relationship continues to be a good fit.

19.   Earlier this year, they chose to liquidate their herd rather than reap mounting losses.

20.   Electricidad de Caracas earlier this month suspended its annual share split because of mounting losses.