81.   Matsushita, like semiconductor makers around the world, has seen demand for its devices soar along with strong worldwide demand for personal computers and telecommunications equipment.

82.   More than a week after Encyclopaedia Britannica opened its online volumes for free, www.britannica.com remained jammed -- a victim of huge worldwide demand and inadequate hardware and software.

83.   Sony said in announcing the results today that stagnant worldwide demand, rising inventories and falling prices will likely hurt its business for the rest of this year.

84.   Sony Corp. will probably increase production capacity for its PlayStation game machine later in the year to meet strong worldwide demand, a Sony official said.

85.   Sony said in announcing the results Thursday that stagnant worldwide demand, rising inventories and falling prices will likely hurt its business for the rest of this year.

86.   The attacks have worsened an already serious slump in worldwide demand for electronic goods, a staple export for Singapore.

87.   The attacks worsened an already serious slump in worldwide demand for electronic goods, a staple export for Singapore, the ministry said.

88.   The drop in worldwide demand for electronics has hurt the airline, which is a major shipper of electronics goods.

89.   The purchase is the biggest involving U.S. wheat in weeks after a series of rejections and other evidence that worldwide demand for it is on the wane.

90.   The nuclear industry is expected to develop innovative nuclear reactors to meet the rising worldwide demand for energy, the companies said.