1.   But in the Philippines, the camel and the cowboy are rapidly being replaced by the Virgin Mary selling American and other foreign brand smokes.

2.   GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler have all lost market share to foreign brands in the last year, particularly to South Korean and European automakers.

3.   However at Indian companies like Onida, which make expensive televisions that compete directly with the foreign brands, profits and market share will decline, analysts say.

4.   It is currently the second leading foreign brand in the United States, behind Heineken, and the leading foreign brand in such markets as Canada and Australia.

5.   Laws prohibiting large retail outlets denied Kodak access to stores with enough shelf space to carry foreign brands.

6.   Local residents, starved for foreign brands, snapped up everything from detergent to candy bars.

7.   More Chinese factories would start producing original styles, or perhaps WTO membership would mean more affordable franchises to sell foreign brands legitimately.

8.   Nearly every foreign brand reporting sales results Tuesday showed increases, and many notched double-digit gains.

9.   Only five years ago foreign brands were banned in India.

10.   Other foreign brands, however, are sounding a retreat.