11.   They say it could speed the scanning of students by distinguishing between the ferrous metal of a gun and the nonferrous metals often used in jewelry.

12.   Henry Bath, based in Liverpool, England, provides warehousing services for nonferrous metals in Europe and Asia.

13.   On Wednesday, fighting erupted in Grozny when a group of pro-Moscow Chechen policemen tried to check three trucks carrying nonferrous metals.

14.   Police said they believed the thief was trying to steal valuable nonferrous metals.

15.   Scavenging for nonferrous metals is a widespread and dangerous practice in Russia, with railroads, electric and telephone cables and public monuments all frequent targets.

16.   Sumitomo disclosed the losses last week, blaming them on unlawful copper dealing in London by Yasuo Hamanaka, former head of its nonferrous metals division.

17.   According to CNNC officials, profits from price hikes on nonferrous metals were cancelled out by the rising costs of raw materials and electricity.

18.   Elsewhere, dealers said miners and refiners of major nonferrous metals are unlikely to reverse output cuts, despite a sharp leap in prices in recent months.

19.   They also said miners and refiners of major nonferrous metals are unlikely to reverse output cuts, despite a sharp leap in prices in recent months.

20.   Jiji Press reported that two nonferrous metals, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. and Mitsubishi Materials Corp., had also pegged wages for new workers.