11.   Banks remain leery of lending to domestic industry, however, because Russian companies have a history of not paying bills.

12.   Both also have pushed Russian company managers to overhaul enterprises to make them more profitable and transparent.

13.   A mining attempt by a Russian company had ended in failure.

14.   A Russian company will provide fuel for the reactor.

15.   A Russian company sold the country first domestic corporate bond today, opening a new source of finance for cash-strapped companies, traders said.

16.   According to the officials, the talks between Iraq and the Russian companies included at least one official from the Russian government.

17.   After bowing to Soviet diktats on artistic policy, the famed Russian company from St. Petersburg is now at the mercy of the ballet masters of the world.

18.   After much pressure from foreign investors, the government agreed to let nonresidents use those rubles to buy stocks and bonds at leading Russian companies.

19.   After three years of investment in operations, the Russian companies are now better prepared to weather a fall in prices.

20.   Both also have been active in pushing Russian company managers to overhaul enterprises and make them more profitable and transparent.