11.   Oracle, the largest maker of databases for big business, has been waging an ongoing struggle against Sybase, which is based in nearby Emeryville.

12.   Once Mooney Aircraft Corp., based in nearby Kerrville, operated a factory in town, but shut it down.

13.   Sea Launch is based in nearby Long Beach, California.

14.   Taylor, who is based in nearby Oakton, Va., also offered his own evidence of progress.

15.   Telephone banks for the New Hampshire primary are often based in nearby Vermont and Maine, for example.

16.   Tele-Communications, which is based in nearby Englewood, Colorado, will make its investment in the Denver Arena Co. a unit of Ascent.

17.   The Bauer family has also owned a companion weekly, The Times, which is based in nearby Scotch Plains, N.J.

18.   The company is now based in nearby Westborough.

19.   The company is also adding its second cruise ship, based in nearby Port Canaveral.

20.   The four crewmen, based at nearby Cherry Point air station, said little, other than to respond to questions from Rogers or their lawyers.