21.   Analysts at ISI Group, a New York research and consulting firm, put the case for a continued run in stocks into historical perspective Monday.

22.   And it is likely Cisco will seek alliances with other consulting firms.

23.   And it may not now, according to Maria Fiorini Ramirez, who heads an economic consulting firm that bears her name.

24.   And several consulting firms have pushed back their starting dates for new hires from August to September and even October.

25.   And knowing this, consulting firms say they have begun to market themselves as the perfect springboard to starting a business.

26.   And many dealers have not recognized the untapped market for consignment sales, said Ron Chenier, president and founder of a consignment consulting firm in Cornwall, Ontario.

27.   And the passed over Ickes has left the administration to set up a consulting firm.

28.   And, importantly, if this is the case, it is the company and the consulting firm that should be doing the worrying.

29.   And wonders how to keep employees from leaving to join public companies for the stock gains that private accounting and consulting firms cannot offer.

30.   And they rebuilt the company as a consulting firm.