101.   The IBA argued that many unprofitable state-run companies had laid off workers.

102.   The suit argued that property owners should be compensated when the company lays fiber-optic lines.

103.   The state-owned company also laid off staff close to retirement and reached agreement with a trade union to freeze pay raises.

104.   The work force also has become increasingly restive as the company has laid off workers during restructuring.

105.   To improve company profitability, Tchuruk said there will be significant job cuts as the company lays off staff and subcontracts business in the next two years.

106.   To reduce inventories, companies are laying off workers, reducing shifts to curb production and deeply discounting merchandise.

107.   To reduce inventories, companies have laid off workers, reduced shifts to curb production and deeply discounted merchandise.

108.   Two private companies are laying underwater fiber-optic cables between the southern Indian coastal city of Madras and Singapore, the nearest hub in the global Internet backbone.

109.   To trim inventories and bring them more in line with demand, companies are laying off workers, reducing shifts to curb production and marking down merchandise.

110.   To reduce inventories, companies have laid off workers, reduced shifts and deeply discounted merchandise.