21.   That efficiency comes at a price for the independent operator who cannot afford the sizable investments required to modernize his gas station.

22.   That upheld the view that independent operators are generally responsible for dumping animal waste.

23.   The brokers were not Associates employees but independent operators who sign up borrowers and bring their business to Associates.

24.   The New York Public Service Commission wants to turn over power systems to independent operators as part of its efforts to deregulate the industry.

25.   The plaintiffs say Viacom essentially persuaded the studios to sell videos to Blockbuster at prices far below those available to independent operators.

26.   They typically involve thousands of independent operators who communicate quickly and anonymously via the Internet, fax and teleconferences.

27.   This was not just an independent operator.

28.   They would also turn over the control of their transmission systems to the independent operator.

29.   Carlos became an independent operator afterwards.

30.   Some CD copying machines have already been installed in convenience stores around Australia by independent operators.