11.   But the company has backed away from some provisions of the agreement, and also has been the target of a boycott organized by the NRA.

12.   But some insurance companies have not backed the policies with enough reserves.

13.   But the oil company quickly backed away from any action after deciding that the destructive effects on morale and the administrative headaches were not worth the savings.

14.   But the company recently backed away from those projections.

15.   But Virginia Power spokesman Jim Norvelle said the company has since backed out because it lacks the time, effort and resources to participate.

16.   Companies are backing the housing incentives to bring more residents to central Phoenix, cut back on traffic congestion and pollution and entice new employees.

17.   DVD-RAMs, which also store and rewrite data, are backed by companies such as Toshiba Corp. and Palo Alto, California-based Hewlett-Packard Co.

18.   Few companies ever back shareholder proposals on social or political questions, Bertsch said.

19.   FTC officials say they have no plans to issue more rules on meal replacements products, but they intend to make sure companies can back up their advertising claims.

20.   In fact, American shipping companies never backed the premise behind the talks.