11.   Both offer performance comparable to the Pentium MMX chip, but neither has a strong brand recognition among consumers.

12.   But if you want to build a strong brand, then you must start elsewhere.

13.   But in the long-term, he said, not having retail sales means not having a strong brand image, and closing off some potential buyers.

14.   But Pets.com also has a strong brand, thanks to its relentless broadcasting of sock-puppet commercials.

15.   Companies with strong corporate brands can have market values that are more than twice their book values.

16.   Creating strong brand awareness, industry observers say, is one of the only things a company must do to distinguish itself from the competition.

17.   Despite its strong brand identity as vanguard of the digital revolution, Wired last year failed twice to sell shares to the public.

18.   Good distribution and a strong brand both make it harder for would-be competitors of SunAmerica.

19.   He said the company still had strong brands, good distribution and now a capable and focused leadership.

20.   In an age when voters are increasingly disinterested in politics, the power of a strong brand may trump the power of incumbency.