51.   The construction industry accounts for about a third of worldwide copper demand.

52.   The expansion is expected to help the plastics maker and recycler meet increasing worldwide demand for polyester resins.

53.   The key, the company and analysts said, is in the worldwide demand for hot spices.

54.   The tax is on top of a series of price increases for tequila, reflecting tight supplies at a time of growing worldwide demand.

55.   The upturn is being fuelled by strong demand worldwide for computers and the semiconductor chips used in them.

56.   The worldwide demand for programmers, they say, virtually guarantees the new graduates will find jobs.

57.   They cited rising worldwide demand and lagging production.

58.   While the worldwide demand for fiber continues to grow, the expansion has slowed somewhat since many telecommunications companies ran into financial trouble.

59.   While desktop computer sales in the United States have been slowing, worldwide demand is expected to help take up some of the slack in coming years.