81.   Higher volumes of output, improvements in productivity and lower exploration expenses helped somewhat to offset this price weakness, the company said.

82.   Last month, both the Chicago Board Options Exchange, an offshoot of the Board of Trade, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange posted higher volumes.

83.   Most units recorded higher sales volumes, but overall turnover in guilder terms was dragged by unfavorable currency exchanges.

84.   One of the key initiatives involves digitization, or moving operations onto the Internet to allow fewer people to achieve higher volumes.

85.   Sector watchers say Carlsberg will need to step up efforts to join in, as it faces competitors with higher volumes and superior profitability.

86.   The better overall performance was attributed to the higher volume of feedgas processed and throughput delivery during the year.

87.   The company achieved improved profitability due to the higher volume of fibre cement building products and better investment income.

88.   The company credited higher sales volume and profit margins from trading and selling energy.

89.   The double-witching expiration of stock and index options contributed to the higher volume.

90.   The company attributed the surging profits to measures taken to increase efficiency, as well as higher volume sales and rising capacity utilization.