1.   American textile makers will never like a deal that lets China expand its presence in the American market.

2.   Analysts believe that Phycor will try to make other acquisitions to expand its presence nationwide.

3.   As Israeli settlers and soldiers in Gaza have come under attack, the Israeli army has expanded its presence and enlarged the military zones around the settlements.

4.   Asians are rapidly expanding their presence, too, though in a different way.

5.   BBL said the main rationale for a merger would be to expand its presence in Europe.

6.   Bertelsmann executives have long made it clear that they want to expand their presence in the American market.

7.   Bob Corrigan, chief executive of the company, said Imax is working on attracting more feature film directors and expanding its presence from education to more mainstream entertainment.

8.   Both the Lawyers Committee and Human Rights Watch are hoping to expand their presence on the Web with their own soon-to-be-unveiled home pages.

9.   A deal with NTT provides a beachhead for InterNAP to expand its presence in Asia in general and Japan in particular.

10.   A joint-venture with Deutsche Lufthansa AG, a German airline, has allowed United to significantly expand its presence in Europe, analysts said.