1. That's because American English is such a plainspoken dialect, which is probably why it's the international language of business and the Internet.

2. Hoover also outlined key differences between American and Chinese ethics in business relationships.

3. American business is in the best position to tell where American interests lie.

4. Obama describes the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as part of a plan to solve the country's economic ills.

5. Growth was also boosted by the company's truck and van business, which had another strong quarter thanks in part to North American demand.

6. Zhou Shijian is the standing councillor of China American Studies and Wang Lijun is a lecturer at the Capital University of Economics and Business.

7. He said American Express was assessing opportunities in China's prosperous business travel market.

8. Business travel costs increased in 2006 after several years of flat or declining prices, according to a survey by American Express.

9. A recent report by American Express said oil price hikes was one of the main factors hitting business travel.

10. The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a Freedom of Information Act request asking for all photographs and videotapes depicting the treatment of the detainees.