1.   Further factory closures have been announced.

2.   The province has become sadly familiar with news of lay-offs and redundancies, factory closures and company collapses.

3.   The town became an unemployment blackspot after the factory closure.

4.   They themselves face the threat of social unrest over the coming factory closures.

5.   The factory closures came as a blow to the local economy.

6.   All of them have announced job cuts, factory closures, and plans to spin off or trim unprofitable divisions.

7.   Charges related to U.S. litigation, a factory closure and redress for selling inappropriate pensions in the U.K. also undermined profits.

8.   Economists foresee more factory closures, bankruptcies and unemployment.

9.   The company provided few details, but industry executives believe that the plans will include protracted factory closures to reduce bloated inventories of unsold cars and light trucks.

10.   The increase, which was at the top end of expectations, came as Unilever benefited from factory closures and other cost-cutting measures.