1.   Generally, solid brass will not magnetize, but if it is solid brass shell over steel, the steel will make it magnetize.

2.   Steel made sense to Myers not only because of its fire resistance but also because it can span wide distances.

3.   The engineer wanted to make the floors stronger but the architect said extra steel would make them unsupportably heavy.

4.   Banks and non-banking financial institutions have sharply tightened credit following the bankruptcies of two major steel making firms earlier this year.

5.   He said BHP Coal argued that supply was expected to be tighter in the year ahead as Japanese steel making enjoyed more demand fuelled by world economic growth.