81.   The deal could also give American companies more flexibility in deciding where to locate overseas operations, said Richard Christner, a vice president at Mercer Management Consulting.

82.   The cost of supporting its overseas operations, particularly in China, will rise as the peso tumbles, analysts said.

83.   The committee also seemed likely to scrap many provisions in the McCain bill meant to restrict the overseas operations of American tobacco companies.

84.   The faster delivery should give domestic plants a niche that overseas operations, using cheaper labor, cannot match.

85.   The future, many bankers and analysts said, was in higher-growth areas such as venture capital, investment banking, and overseas operations.

86.   The increase was attributed to high summer electricity demand, overseas operations and U.S. wholesale energy sales.

87.   The KPMG talks are focused on the overseas operations since they would presumably have less exposure.

88.   The other tax provision would have allowed a small number of major financial service companies to defer payment of taxes on their income from overseas operations.

89.   The president also used the line-item veto against a Medicaid provision for New York and another tax provision that benefited investment companies with overseas operations.

90.   The plan is expected to include the sale of most of its overseas operations and the refinancing of its debt.