31.   Still, analysts point out that many corporate users of Notes often use only its message-sending and discussion features.

32.   The analysts point out that the companies enjoy surging earnings and falling price-earnings ratios in a strong world computer market.

33.   The analysts point to a widening gap between the price of an AOL membership and the average amount the company receives per subscriber.

34.   The analysts point to Philip Morris scrambling to cut Marlboro cigarette prices two years ago in an effort to stem the loss of sales to lower-priced competitors.

35.   The increased scrutiny of the energy industry has fostered greater disclosure among the companies, though analysts point out that openness is still uneven and ad hoc.

36.   Though Chirac is labeled center-right, some political analysts point out that if he went to America he would stand far to the left of Al Gore.

37.   Western analysts point out the wooing has been mostly from the Russian side.

38.   Analysts point out that it is one of the few non-OPEC oil-producing countries that could quickly raise crude oil output.

39.   An analyst points out that itholds approved trademarks in China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore,Taiwan, Vietnam and Malaysia.

40.   Analysts point out that Japanese companies, known for careful long-range strategic planning, have been selective about the kind of manufacturing they send offshore.