11.   The company is facing serious financial difficulties.

12.   The company now faces the prospect of a crippling strike.

13.   The company still faces some challenges.

14.   The company was facing stiff competition and losing Market share.

15.   The company will face stiff competition from financial service and technology companies in the growing field of electronic commerce.

16.   The management team has been very candid about the problems the company is now facing.

17.   The oil companies face stubborn resistance from environmentalists.

18.   Their ideas grew out of research carried out in the electronics industry where companies face high rates of technological change.

19.   To suggest that the company is facing bankruptcy is a great exaggeration.

20.   Some companies could face heavy fines if they fail to clean up their act.