21.   That number of yours has a resale value to other companies eager to target you for dinnertime telemarketing, charitable solicitations or employee monitoring.

22.   That worked to the benefit of growing companies eager to borrow money.

23.   That should make it appealing to other companies eager to distribute their content on the Internet.

24.   The commission will be tested by local phone companies eager to enter long-distance markets before their choke hold on residential customers has been broken.

25.   The deal continues a trend in which ISPs have been snapped up by telecommunications companies eager to provide Internet access along with voice and data services.

26.   The latest landing is by three fashion companies eager to expand their global success to these shores.

27.   The legislation, which would provide a legal framework for sharing oil production, has been a top priority of Western oil companies eager to develop new fields.

28.   The legislation, which would provide a legal framework for sharing oil production, has been a top priority of Western oil companies eager to develop new oil fields.

29.   The larger subscriber audience, the company said, would quickly attract more advertisers and companies eager to try online commerce.

30.   Their interests have collided with those of a pharmaceutical company eager to recoup its research expenses and turn a profit.