31.   But the company likes it that way.

32.   But the company would like to do more to ensure a steady source of power.

33.   Cable companies like to compare video on demand to having Blockbuster on your remote control.

34.   Cashpoint, a Manhattan-based bill processing company would like to make paying New York City parking tickets as easy as walking into a convenience store.

35.   CCE President John Alm recently told his top Michigan managers that the company would like to distribute a coffee product in much of the country.

36.   Companies do not like to write off investments.

37.   Companies like Atlanta-based Medcast, IDX Corp. and Eclipsys aim at various health care providers.

38.   Companies like Neuromedia in San Francisco, and, to a lesser degree, Big Science in Roswell, are developing chatterbots.

39.   Companies like Nokia and L.M. Ericsson, which make both the handsets consumers buy and the network equipment the operators need, are caught in the middle.

40.   Companies like the festivals because they can market their wares directly to readers in a festive atmosphere.