71.   Hu said Hewlett-Packard Co. and SGS-Thomson Microelectronics N.V. both scrapped plans to make similar boxes because of high costs and insufficient consumer demand.

72.   Hyundai is also scrapping plans for a semiconductor plant in Scotland, for an automobile factory in Indonesia and for office buildings in China.

73.   However, those plans were scrapped when both conferences complained.

74.   If the injunction is granted, analysts and antitrust lawyers expect the companies to scrap their plans to merge.

75.   IBM last year scrapped plans for a factory in Russia, deciding it would be cheaper to build computers eslewhere and ship them to Russia.

76.   If the plan is scrapped, other ideas are waiting in the wings.

77.   In January, Hilton Hotels scrapped plans to spin off its gaming operations.

78.   In addition, McDonnell Douglas last month scrapped plans to build a new long-range commercial jet, saying the costs of developing the aircraft made the project too risky.

79.   In New York, the do-it-yourself punk scene persuaded him to scrap plans for a new theater company and start a rock band instead.

80.   In January, Williams Cos. scrapped plans to build the first such large-scale refinery, citing unexpected costs.