31.   Both were comfortable with traditional distribution systems.

32.   -- Mexico received two bids for licenses to build and operate a natural-gas distribution system for the cities of Hermosillo, Guaymas and Empalme in Sonora state.

33.   Acquisitions give chains more buying power and enable them to operate more efficient distribution systems.

34.   Building the new transmissions in Kokomo will allow Chrysler to take advantage of existing supply and distribution systems.

35.   But he has barely been able to crack the German retail distribution system.

36.   But Hubbard said he could not give assurances about the safety of products imported from Canada because he did not know how the drug distribution system worked there.

37.   But Jenin is also a busy city, with an electricity distribution system, parks, schools and courts.

38.   But some other online music distribution systems are also upset with Napster and Gnutella.

39.   But several executives at Internet music companies are excited by the developments, which they said was the first major step toward a new music distribution system.

40.   But Standard Oil did bring economies of scale to the oil business, creating national pipelines and distribution systems that helped cut prices for consumer oil products.