21.   The transaction, which will close on Monday, will give Shell the pipelines it needs to transport its expanding production of natural gas from the Gulf of Mexico.

22.   The transaction, which will officially close on Monday, will give Shell pipelines it needs to transport expanding production of natural gas from the Gulf of Mexico.

23.   Chavez has moved to reverse a company policy aimed at expanding production, opting instead to reduce output in order to raise prices.

24.   Chip makers in Japan and elsewhere are having trouble expanding production quickly enough to keep up with the demand.

25.   Expanding wine production in New Zealand sends sheep herds packing,

26.   Long an abundant resource in much of Asia, water supplies are being drawn down by increased use from expanding industrial production, rising living standards and growing populations.

27.   She said the ministry is willing to assist factories which are beginning operation or expanding production to get workers from factories which are retrenching workers.

28.   Sugar analysts noted that this was a time of expanding production of artificial and corn-based sweeteners and of anti-sugar propaganda from the health lobby.

29.   They hoped that the facilities provided in the budget for expanding production and export would come out with a tangible benefit to the national economy.

30.   Apart from oil, Saudi Arabia has sought to increase other exports by expanding petrochemical production and light industrial products.