41.   To underscore its position, Nike publicly announced its partnership with Martin on the day the PGA Tour went to court to try to get the case dismissed.

42.   To prepare for its New York entry, Sidewalk announced a partnership last month with The Village Voice.

43.   Utilicorp, a utility that serves southern Colorado, and Novell announce a partnership to bring computer services over electric wires.

44.   Virgin Mobile made its first overseas foray last summer, when it announced a partnership with Singapore Telecom.

45.   Underscoring the intensifying competition, both companies announced partnerships during the Consumer Electronics Show here to utilize their software.

46.   BellSouth announced a partnership Tuesday with a unit of General Electric to offer digital television in the nine states BellSouth serves.

47.   DiCamillo said Wednesday he would announce partnerships for the technology, which are widely viewed as essential to its success, during the third quarter.

48.   During the quarter NBC announced its partnership with the World Wrestling Federation to form a new football league.

49.   Earlier this year, the firm announced partnerships with Japan Airlines and Hong Kong based carrier Cathay Pacific.

50.   Four new partnerships were announced by a federal health agency Tuesday to provide funding to groups attempting to bring an AIDS vaccine to market.