11.   Many companies have sprung up to offer versions of the blue cruise, either as brokers or actual vessel operators.

12.   New companies sprang up and instantly seemed to dominate the landscape, while older established companies wondered if time had passed them by.

13.   Other smaller companies are springing up throughout the country but some find they do not have the technology to effectively compete with more established firms.

14.   So far, two independent companies have sprung up to address this growing need.

15.   The company sprang for a big-screen TV to tide workers through the big football weekend.

16.   Tiny software companies have repeatedly sprung up to claim large shares of markets from larger and better-financed rivals.

17.   To supply the textile makers, local textile machine companies sprang up.

18.   Tracking how many technology companies have sprung up in the Hollywood area is tough, since the industry is so new and growing so fast.

19.   Tracking how many technology companies have sprung up in the Los Angeles area is tough, since the industry is so new and growing so fast.

20.   Internet access soared after private companies sprang up to challenge the government telecommunications authority to provide servers.