1.   A detour to disaster can come disguised as a good business investment.

2.   However, in August consumer and government spending rose as did business investment.

3.   It is investment like any other business investment, and it should be clear what it is intended to achieve, and how this is to be measured.

4.   Defending his decision to meet with the South African delegation he said the conversation had dwelt on the future and potential business investment in the country.

5.   It is encouraging business investments from abroad and private enterprise is beginning to take off.

6.   Most of the rise was in the form of manufacturing and other business investment.

7.   Business investment grew to absorb about one-quarter of GDP.

8.   Although business investment has picked up, companies are not borrowing to finance their expenditures despite exceptionally low interest rates.

9.   Among those in attendance was President Clinton, who proposed a tax credit to provide loans to increase business investment in poor areas.

10.   An upward revision in business investment also played a role in swelling economic growth in the fourth quarter.