31.   CBI said that it wanted to explore alternatives to the Praxair bid and disclosed that the company had entered into confidentiality agreements with other parties.

32.   Companies gradually entered into the debate with varying degrees of enthusiasm.

33.   Competition among U.S. makers is fierce, and other Japanese and Taiwanese companies are entering the fray with ever-cheaper machines.

34.   Currently, companies can often enter into derivatives deals with no impact on their financial statements.

35.   COURT REINSTATES WIRELESS RULES A federal court has lifted a stay of rules governing how wireless phone companies may enter the local phone business.

36.   Demand for such products has blossomed as more companies enter the telecommunications field.

37.   DAEWOO Daewoo has been selling cars throughout the world, but this year, the company enters the American market under its own name for the first time.

38.   Drug companies entered the agricultural market with much the same enthusiasm as they did their other businesses.

39.   Earlier this month, the company entered a technology agreement with U.S. Robotics Corp.

40.   Earlier this year, the company entered into a joint venture with Exxon Corp. to build a refining operation in the state of Sao Paulo.