11.   About half the gas stations in California are franchise dealers, and they fear the major brands want to own their stations outright.

12.   But the road ahead will be a tough one, as even major national brands have gone from hot to not in just a few years.

13.   Citibank, Exxon, Toyota, Morgan Stanley, Coca-Cola, Sony, Volkswagen and other major brands.

14.   Companies measured by the index include General Mills Inc., Anheuser-Busch Cos., Philip Morris Cos., Compaq Computer Corp. and other major brand marketers.

15.   Consumers who are worried about the possibility of getting one of the mislabeled chips can stick to the major brands with complete safety, Intel said.

16.   Cognac producers decided to get onboard and now some houses, including major brands like Hennessy, are releasing single-distillery Cognacs.

17.   Crayons have been the hottest topic here for the past three weeks, since the Post-Intelligencer reported that several major brands contained asbestos.

18.   Corporations that understand this will be the major brands of the new economy.

19.   For more than two decades, the company has been acquiring dozens of major brands.

20.   For the full year, all major brands saw their sales drop, with Peugeot losing more than the overall market and Renault less.