11.   In the Northwest Territories, companies poured hundreds of millions of dollars into exploration.

12.   International agricultural companies are pouring increasing amounts of capital into Brazil in acknowledgment of its potential.

13.   Its companies have poured over half a billion dollars into nickel mines, luxury hotels and other businesses, often involving property once owned by Americans.

14.   Knowing that the elections meant life or death for their industry in Louisiana, gambling companies poured millions of dollars into the referendum campaigns.

15.   Lured by relatively low rents and a bohemian feel, computer-based companies have poured into San Francisco and helped pull the city out of a recession.

16.   Representatives of the personalization services refused to disclose just how many dollars each company has poured into creating and continually tweaking its service.

17.   Schutz says cable companies are pouring money into improvements that will allow their systems to send voice signals over the Internet.

18.   So companies are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into research involving tens of thousands of patients.

19.   Such a situation could arise, he said, if a company poured money into infrastructure, like cables or satellites, that would not generate profits for years.

20.   The cable companies have poured billions of dollars into upgrading their networks to handle broadband.