21.   The troubled company recently shut down its grocery and gasoline arm.

22.   When a company shuts down an operation, the affected employees are likely to scatter as they look for work elsewhere.

23.   When the company shut its doors, many of the subscribers said they would have paid several times the price for the service.

24.   Another company shuts off the electricity during lunch time.

25.   DaimlerChrysler spokesman Trevor Hale said the company would shut down its Belvidere, Ill., plant for three days next week.

26.   He said several companies had shut down plants and the surviving plants had cut output by about half.

27.   Lycos spokeswoman Dorianne Almann said the company regularly shuts down sites for prohibited member conduct, including threats to minors, stalking, and racially or ethnically offensive material.

28.   Many big media companies have shut down their online operations due to the shrinking online advertising market.

29.   Many companies welded shut the bow doors of their ships to improve the safety of the vessels.

30.   Post offices were closed and the Bezek telephone company shut down its information and repairs services.