11.   Companies usually place their call centers in distant locales where labor rates are cheap.

12.   Falling shipping rates and increased competition have hurt the Danish shipbuilder, as fewer companies have placed orders for new ships.

13.   Falling rates and increased competition have hurt the Danish shipbuilder, as fewer companies have placed orders for new ships.

14.   For the first time, the company has also placed soft drink vending machines in theater hallways to cut down on trips to the snack counter.

15.   Goode of GTE Directories said his company will place a priority on fulfilling business obligations before devoting company resources to evangelize quality control.

16.   He said several other companies have placed test orders for his bamboo and are trying it out.

17.   In any event, the statement resembles the sort of full-page advertisement a company might place after an incident of product tampering or the discovery of corporate malfeasance.

18.   In order to provide more safeguards against information theft, Ceriello suggested that companies place important records in different databases within and outside the firm.

19.   Insurance companies have long placed a cost factor onto every make and model of vehicle in the marketplace ranging from the cost of replacement parts to its overall safety.

20.   Indeed, several top Colorado insurance companies placed a moratorium on selling policies in fire-threatened areas after the giant Hayman fire broke out.