31.   Drug companies are rushing to get a piece of the action.

32.   Financial companies are rushing to sell the securities in case the government decides, as some expect, to deny issuers the tax benefits they now offer.

33.   For all the risks, U.S. companies are rushing into Asia.

34.   Generating companies rushed to expand nationally in the new, borderless market.

35.   In addition, nearly everyone complains that albums are declining in quality, as companies rush to market with a single strong cut packaged with filler.

36.   In stage two, companies rushed to combine transaction approaches on their Web sites.

37.   In the meantime, companies are rushing back to the stock market to take advantage of torrid investor interest in new stocks.

38.   Internet companies are rushing to introduce products that make repeated visits to Web sites unnecessary.

39.   It is no surprise that Japanese companies are rushing to advance into the Chinese market.

40.   Japanese trading companies are rushing to gain a stake in South African companies that produce ferrochrome, a crucial ingredient for producing stainless steel.