21.   The Andean Trade Preference Act encouraged those nations to expand trade as an alternative to drug cultivation and trafficking.

22.   The commission was a rather tame but elite bipartisan group dedicated to improving international relations and expanding foreign trade.

23.   The lifting of the ban is likely to further expand trade between the two countries.

24.   The plan would have expanded civilian trade while tightening controls on smuggling oil and prohibited weapons.

25.   The treaty is expected to expand trade between the two countries and halve travel time on many routes.

26.   Tuesday, US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said the administration was working on ways to expand trade with both Pakistan and Indonesia.

27.   U.S. and Argentine officials signed a statement of intent to cooperate in expanding agricultural trade between the two nations.

28.   Unions, environmentalists and consumer groups overwhelmingly backed Vice President Al Gore, partly because he promised not to expand trade without establishing labor and environmental standards first.

29.   Polish President Lech Walesa and President Fernando Henrique Cardoso signed an agreement Monday to expand trade and establish cultural exchange programs between their countries.

30.   A common goal in bilateral contacts was to expand mutual trade and attract foreign investment.