31.   Nikkodo Co., a company specializing in karaoke equipment sales, had marketed the jamming devices to coffee shops and hospitals until the debut of newly restrictive regulations.

32.   The inquiry also focuses on equipment sales that Qwest made to customers such as KMC Telecom Holdings Inc., which sold Internet services back to Qwest.

33.   The sanctions prohibited military equipment sales and financial assistance, cut back military contacts and cut off all economic aid.

34.   The U.N. sanctions ban air travel to and from the country, freeze some foreign accounts and limit oil equipment sales.

35.   This requirement made the deal unattractive, and the equipment sale fell through.

36.   With the sanctions gone, military relations and equipment sales can now resume.

37.   Higher sales overseas were seen in facsimile equipment, cathode-ray tube displays and computer peripherals, although factory automation equipment sales declined.

38.   Competition is fierce for defense equipment sales to Gulf states.

39.   Competition is fierce for defence equipment sales to Gulf states.

40.   The strong yen eroded sales of audio equipment although audio equipment sales were buoyed by higher domestic demand.