51.   Southern Chief Executive Thomas G. Boren said the purchase is part of an international expansion push by the utility, one of the largest in the U.S.

52.   Sommer is also mindful of the fact that his biggest international expansion efforts have thus far been failures.

53.   Southern Chief Executive Thomas G. Boren said the purchase is part of a planned international expansion by the utility, one of the largest in the U.S.

54.   Start-up costs for international expansion cut into profits though the company said new stores in Austria and the Netherlands will boost profit in the full year.

55.   Stern created a bit of a stir over the All-Star break by saying the league would investigate international expansion over the next decade.

56.   The agreement is part of a five-year international expansion plan for Ethan Allen, the paper said.

57.   The Atlanta-based Travel Channel plans to broaden its international expansion by entering Latin America and southern Africa this fall.

58.   The company also said international expansion and diversification helped offset a difficult economic climate.

59.   The company grew to dominate its home market, but was locked out of international expansion during the apartheid years.

60.   The clampdown means that supermarket chains can only grow through acquisitions or international expansion.