1.  Honda may try to jointly develop some parts with foreign components makers as well as sell parts they currently have on the market, Wada said.

2.  Many companies had to halt production because the airplanes and ships that brought foreign components and materials ground to a halt.

3.  The higher yen means auto companies can buy foreign components more cheaply.

4.  U.S. consumers and U.S. manufacturers using foreign components will benefit from cheaper Asian imports, and that will dampen the risk of inflation, he said.

5.  Dr Sulaiman said the agricultural sector depended on imported foreign components.

6.  Even locally made goods that may consist of some foreign components, although cheaper than their foreign counterparts, are costing more.

7.  In the process, the dependence on expensive foreign components and precision high-technology child parts will be reduced, he said.

8.  SHAH ALAM, Tues. - Edaran Otomobil Nasional will maintain the current price of Proton cars despite the higher cost of production arising from increased foreign component prices.

9.  The government, under pressure from radicals, launched a drive earlier this year to excise foreign components from the Farsi language.

10.  Cost reductions would be achieved through design changes and increased use of cheaper foreign components, the official said.