31.   The big firms, many of which have already upgraded their facilities, will welcome higher standards.

32.   The conference has repeatedly allowed CSUN to maintain its stay in the Big Sky even though it has done little or nothing to upgrade its facilities.

33.   The company will pay for remodeling its restaurants and franchisees will bear the expense of upgrading their facilities.

34.   The money will be spent to provide visitors centers and signs, and to upgrade some facilities.

35.   The Latin American operations were built by buying up small troubled dairies, upgrading their facilities and stamping the Parmalat brand name on their products.

36.   The port is upgrading facilities to allow for two daily cruise departures.

37.   The news media would also have upgraded facilities, including a new briefing room, underground between the White House and the Old Executive Office Building.

38.   The tobacco company also has shown its commitment to stock car racing by pouring millions of dollars into race promotions and helping track owners upgrade their facilities.

39.   Tosco last year mothballed the plant, which it bought from British Petroleum Co., because of a labor dispute and to upgrade the facility.