11.   Besides threatening their business operations, gun makers here said the lawsuits also have made them a growing target of public disdain.

12.   According to Pat Gallagher, senior vice president in charge of business operations, the last week has seen a doubling in sales of team apparel.

13.   After the NBA lifted its self-imposed lockout yesterday morning, the Mavericks resumed normal business operations.

14.   ALI helps large corporations use the Notes communications software to make their business operations and processes more efficient.

15.   Business operations for both papers are run by the San Francisco Newspaper Agency under a federally sanctioned joint operating agreement.

16.   But he also said that a strike would be disruptive to his business operation and that he understood the city needed to save money.

17.   But the company stressed that it had sold off several major business operations, making year-to-year comparisons unfair.

18.   But with it comes the caveat that they must meet the challenge of merging two companies with business operations that cover a broad spectrum.

19.   By all accounts, the dispute has not had an adverse effect on day-to-day business operations.

20.   Court testimony from the case suggests that bin Laden kept close tabs on his business operations, and big-ticket deals were not undertaken without his approval.