11.   Herndon echoed dozens before him who said that the energy companies were embracing the greater transparency and stronger balance sheets being demanded of them by investors.

12.   In the past, when a major company has embraced a health-food trend, it has resulted in sweeter or saltier versions of the original.

13.   It is a strategy often embraced by companies anxious to insulate themselves from lawsuits and other trouble that can follow embarrassing disclosures.

14.   Mills said that in recent years the biggest companies have embraced good corporate governance as a tenet.

15.   Not all companies have eagerly embraced arbitration programs.

16.   Phone companies are embracing some novel approaches to fill the gap.

17.   Right now, technological Silver Bullet-ism is being eagerly embraced by companies that sell biometric devices, surveillance systems and every other conceivable kind of gadget.

18.   Since Fong made his speech in Monaco in October, major Internet companies have embraced gaming in a big way.

19.   Smart companies are embracing the rapid decision-making characteristic of the dot-com boom and making it a part of their overall culture.

20.   So widely accepted has this new approach to office layouts become that even the most conservative technology companies have embraced it.