11.   Companies recognize that women are becoming more computer savvy and will bring a big chunk of disposable income with them if they can be lured to surf the Net.

12.   Companies recognize that women are becoming more computer savvy and will bring a big chunk of disposal income with them if they can be lured to surf the Net.

13.   Computer accessory companies apparently have recognized this, too.

14.   Devlin, who will become chairman of American General in April, said the company had recognized three years ago that it had to grow rapidly to compete.

15.   Even before Levine stepped down in August, the company had recognized the need to alter its strategy and build up a network of resellers.

16.   Even classic PC companies such as Intel recognize the shift.

17.   For many years, fit was a prime concern in the plus-size category, one that the Max Mara company recognized early on.

18.   Frank J. Vandall, a law professor at Emory University who has studied the settlement, said the tobacco companies recognized that inclination before anyone else did.

19.   He said his campaign had made companies recognize that dealing in this genre was risky.

20.   In many cases the company had recognized the sale of software to distributors when no final customer existed for the product.