31.   The intention is that companies would commit themselves to keeping their workers employed in exchange for wage concessions.

32.   The Odwalla case also spurred a federal grand jury investigation, which is looking at whether the company committed any criminal violations of food safety laws.

33.   The procedural ruling does not mean that Fitzpatrick found that the companies had committed fraud.

34.   The two companies also committed themselves to work with storage industry groups to establish global standards for compatibility between all brands of high-end storage devices.

35.   The team included former FBI agents, and the company has committed substantial resources to it, Miller said.

36.   But Stevens said people should be able to sue in cases where the FDA found that a company committed fraud and ordered a product removed from the market.

37.   But he said the company had committed to selling the drug at cost in the developing world.

38.   During the last phase, the company has committed to becoming a well-established postal operator.

39.   In addition, the companies must commit resources to training or develop ancillary services such as trading to achieve a balance between funds sourced domestically and from overseas.

40.   In Europe, the company has committed significant additional resources to its investment banking activities over the past two years, including the launch of a UK equities business.