11.   But on Wednesday, the House plans to vote on a bill that many tech and telecommunications companies view as the most important in years.

12.   But the courtroom will be sealed to receive pricing testimony that the company views as trade secrets.

13.   Companies view patents as a way to recoup the often substantial investment required to come up with a product from the genetic research.

14.   Credit card companies view college students as fertile ground in a saturated industry.

15.   Gene Kelsey, vice president of the Panasonic Audio Group, said the company did not view D-VHS as an interim format.

16.   He discovered instead that asbestos litigation was the defining factor in how the company viewed itself.

17.   He said the company views its sponsorship as part of an overall relationship.

18.   In others, insurance companies view them as high risks and charge more than they can afford.

19.   In some cases, companies may view giveaways as a form of sampling that can introduce new markets to their products.

20.   Instead of combining operations with the idea of cutting costs to survive in a shrinking market, these two companies are viewing their marriage as a chance to grow.