11.   And Parr notes that companies like Sprint charge cell-phone prices for wireless Web access, instead of a flat-rate plan.

12.   And there other potential bidders in the wings, cable companies like behemoth AOL Time Warner or Charter Communications, content providers like Disney.

13.   And virtually all the top cable companies would like to end up among the handful that divvy up the United States.

14.   As a result, the news often flows more freely than the companies would like.

15.   As a rule, companies do not like to have shareholders with very small holdings.

16.   As in England, the company would like to run more than one utility in the same area.

17.   At a time when foreign car companies like Peugeot, Yugo and Daihatsu have given up on the U.S. market, at least give Kia credit for courage.

18.   At BAe, Weston spelled out details about exactly what his company would like to see.

19.   At the same time, storage companies like EMC Corp.

20.   At the same time, big companies like being able to buy access to fresh perspectives.