1.   And one which found that its ambitious expansion plans were rather more difficult in practice than on paper.

2.   Mr Hook said Accor wants outside investors to help fuel its ambitious expansion plans in the region.

3.   When order is restored over the next few weeks, Lotus will be ready for the most ambitious expansion in its history.

4.   An ambitious expansion program, including plans for the U.S., could change that.

5.   An economy growing at its slowest pace in four years and overly ambitious expansion plans helped bring down the two conglomerates.

6.   And in recent weeks, investment firms have enabled two Manhattan restaurant organizations to shed unwanted partners and plan ambitious expansions.

7.   And several assisted-living companies that have gone public in recent months are undertaking ambitious expansions.

8.   Another troublesome sector is telecommunications, where companies have loaded up on debt in recent years to pay for ambitious expansions.

9.   Armed with ambitious expansion plans, companies went on a borrowing binge through most of the last decade.

10.   At the same time, he hinted that Compaq would be more discriminating in the markets it goes after than the very ambitious expansion program led by Pfeiffer.