11.   Gerber repeated that its fragrances and flavors division remained a central part of its business, refuting speculation Roche will sell that unit in preparation for a merger.

12.   In the interim, the antitrust division remains under the supervision of career officials and holdovers from the Clinton administration.

13.   Racial divisions remain stark.

14.   Schneider generally strikes the major business chords, while deferring to Schumacher on esthetic matters, though the division remains fluid.

15.   Showa Shell and Mitsubishi, for example, say their sales divisions will remain independent of any merger.

16.   Still, the food ingredients division remains strategically important to Monsanto, Filippello said.

17.   Still, divisions remain.

18.   The division will remain based in Pontiac, Michigan, with engineering centers in Europe, North America, Japan, Brazil and Australia.

19.   The divisions remain ridiculously gerrymandered, and commissioner Paul Tagliabue is pleading with owners to come up with a sensible realignment plan by next spring.

20.   The division would remain owned by Times Co., with a new New York Times Class C stock following the financial performance of the division.