1.   American companies contend the annual debate within Congress over whether to renew MFN is counterproductive to U.S. national interests, as well as to trade.

2.   And most of these emissions are actually within federal and state legal limits, the companies contend.

3.   And other tobacco companies contended that the settlement would not affect litigation.

4.   And these companies contend that the government has no legal authority to make them conduct such studies.

5.   Besides taste preferences, the large companies must contend with localized variation in cooking hot dogs.

6.   Biotech companies contend they are particularly vulnerable.

7.   Biotechnology companies contended that without patent protection in the first place, they could not get financing for clinical testing to prove claims.

8.   Both companies contend that they need to keep their workers happy because cars and trucks are becoming ever more complicated to build.

9.   But almost from the beginning, the company has contended that Edelstein has treated it unfairly.

10.   But the company contends it has created a unique yellow.