1.   But services that used to be free still are too expensive or non-existent, like the day care centers and vacations that big state factories used to offer.

2.   He said a Friday night meeting between Palestinian and Israeli intelligence chiefs produced no results and the kind of cooperation Palestinian intelligence used to offer Israel has been stopped.

3.   If Saks used a bond offering, it could significantly increase an already large debt load.

4.   Many prestigious colleges used to offer a plan that told applicants by mid-December whether their applications had been accepted, rejected or deferred until the regular admissions cycle.

5.   Officials at RealNetworks said most of this information was used to offer music selections to users based on their preferences.

6.   The V-chip relies on the same technology already being used to offer closed-caption information to television viewers with impaired hearing.

7.   Those wires may eventually be used to offer everything from local phone service to video to Internet access.

8.   China used to offer tariff and value added tax exemptions to encourage foreign investment.

9.   The satellite system will be used to offer telecommunications services to companies, including banks, in Russia, said the spokesman speaking on condition of anonymity.

10.   The satellite was built by Boeing Satellite Systems Inc. and will be used to offer Internet broadband access and video distribution services.