1.   Although supply will probably grow modestly this year and early next, demand will remain strong.

2.   Boeing hopes to land even more orders from China later this year or early next.

3.   Branson has promised to write the book while flying around the world in a balloon, a trip planned for late this month or early next.

4.   A Berjaya spokesperson, asked to comment on the report, said the company plans to make a statement either this week or early next.

5.   A Berjaya spokesperson said the company plans to make a statement on the deal either this week or early next.

6.   A decision is due late this year or early next.

7.   But sometime late this year or early next, Microsoft intends to brush away its rivals once again when it introduces Chicago, the next generation of Windows.

8.   GM has been cutting costs at Delphi plants for the past several years in anticipation of an initial public offering late this year or early next.

9.   Later this year or early next, a new prototype version that includes the actual rocket motors will undergo its first tests.

10.   Lawyers said they expected the testimony to last only until the end of this week or early next.