41.   What the company cannot so easily dismiss, however, is the tougher competition it will face in larger cities.

42.   While under bankruptcy protection, U.S. companies can dismiss workers fairly easily and radically reshape themselves.

43.   Yet rather than oust the marketing director, the company dismissed Sterne and put the marketing director in charge.

44.   A Lucent spokesman said today the company has already dismissed one employee as a result of its own probe.

45.   But the company dismissed reports that Charles Saatchi had asked the board to bring back his brother.

46.   But the company dismissed newspaper reports that Charles Saatchi had asked the board to bring back his brother.

47.   But the company dismissed the report as speculation.

48.   However, he acknowledged the company had dismissed two part-time employees.

49.   The company dismissed that argument as speculative.

50.   The company dismissed her before the trial.