91.   But typically, the investments are focused on a set of projects that are related to the core business of the corporation.

92.   But Vickers, a manufacturer of military equipment, announced last fall that it would sell the car business and focus on its core businesses.

93.   Carson, for its part, has said it wants to strengthen its core business and solidify relationships with distributors.

94.   Chaney said Ahmanson was also likely to continue its strategy of diversifying from its core business of making mortgage loans with money raised from certificates of deposit.

95.   Clearly, many banks have other priorities these days, as a downward shift in the credit cycle has hurt their core business.

96.   Coca-Cola said its core business remained strong.

97.   Company officials insist that the core business of North American coffee shops is not overdeveloped.

98.   Company officials and analysts said a broad portfolio helps Textron weather cyclical downturns in its core businesses.

99.   Company officials say they made the change so they could concentrate on their core business -- engineering -- and leave clerical management to experts.

100.   Consider the following example of a company that moved away from its core business in search of greener pastures.