1.   Gold service will offer personal technical account support, on-site and phone support and extended coverage hours.

2.   The new system has proved to be a highly effective way of extending trading hours.

3.   MPs on another committee voted last week that hours should be extended in England and Wales.

4.   Even the independent bookmakers, who might have been expected to welcome the opportunity to extend their hours, were largely against the reform.

5.   Eddie Ramsay, managing director of the Powderhall greyhound track in Edinburgh, said he did not expect to lose much business if the bookmakers did extend their hours.

6.   Although German shopping hours are strictly regulated, Wal-Mart has managed to extend its hours without violating regulations by opening earlier.

7.   And the Virgin Megastore, which Virgin Group opened in Times Square in April, is drawing crowds large enough for that retailer to have extended its hours.

8.   As for the sudden popularity of the idea of extending school hours, the reasons are more social than educational.

9.   Banks are considering extending service hours to accommodate weekend travelers.

10.   But a lot of them sell their food at bargain prices to fill up the tables early and extend their hours of profitability.