"By investing in operations in the U.K., it gives them a chance to operate in that environment."

Later moved to Louisville in order to invest in coal-mining operations.

One commercial uses a stylistic trick to make a point about how much money the organization has invested in improving operations.

Demain money would help prop the bank up, and its international offices would enable him to invest in countless operations abroad.

To do that, Mr. Shevack said, the agency has invested far more heavily than other companies its size in extensive research and media-buying operations.

Analysts said the appliance business is a cash cow for a company like G.E., giving it money to invest in other operations.

The two often invested the money in illegal operations all over the globe.

But manufacturers are also preparing for new sales by planning to invest more in factories and operations.

(The Japanese, who once provoked riots, tend to invest in higher-tech operations and are seen as relatively generous.)

Another $2 billion is invested in operations that merely break even.