11.   He sued after the company dismissed him.

12.   Human rights groups have fought, for example, for wording that would assure that American companies do not dismiss workers who are arrested for engaging in dissident activity.

13.   In the past, the company had dismissed the proposal, saying U.S. labor laws would make it difficult to extend coverage outside the country.

14.   It is controlled by C.D. Spangler Jr., who was also chairman of National Gypsum before the company dismissed him last week.

15.   Labor unions that include Hyundai employees launched new strikes today to protest legislation that makes it easier for companies to dismiss workers.

16.   Likewise, very few Japanese companies have dismissed employees.

17.   McGrath told Martin that the company would dismiss supervisors who discouraged the reporting of environmental mishaps or intimidated those who do.

18.   McGunn, the shareholder adviser, said the company should have dismissed Nichols.

19.   Phone companies dismiss this argument, but there have been cases around the country of deteriorating phone service, including in the regions served by Nynex and US West.

20.   So a slowdown in the American economy spells shutdowns and layoffs in Mexico, as companies dismiss workers to cut their costs.