11.   Commerce One is a leading provider of electronic commerce solutions that link buyers and suppliers of goods and services with a trading network on the Internet.

12.   Combining one of the most popular portals with the leading provider of high-speed Internet access, it saw itself destined to topple America Online.

13.   Community Care, a leading provider of home health care products and services in the New York metropolitan area, and its executives deny any wrongdoing.

14.   Elliott said in a statement that the merger would allow his company to become a leading provider of long-term care but would not dilute earnings.

15.   Equifax, based in Atlanta, is a leading global provider of software for the management of credit and debit card processing operations.

16.   First DataBank, based in San Bruno, Calif., is a leading provider of point-of-care medical databases around the world.

17.   For the public, the possibilities generated by the leading Internet service provider, partnered with the largest media and entertainment company, seem almost endless.

18.   Forbes said the acquisitions were part of a long-range strategy to become the leading content provider for the consumer on-line market.

19.   Fourteen percent have been denied even partial accreditation, including some operated in scattered localities by leading national providers like Humana, Aetna and Pacificare.

20.   GTE Airfone, a leading provider of inflight telephone service, is offering a special summer flat rate to air travelers.