41.   He said he was confident his company would fight the lawsuit and prevail.

42.   High-tech companies are vigorously fighting the stock-options bill, while the accounting profession is hoping to block the Sarbanes bill.

43.   If Congress imposes the advertising restrictions and penalties anyway, Goldstone said, the companies would fight in court.

44.   If the company fights every step, they said, the cleanup could stall.

45.   In fact, although the car companies have generally fought tooth and nail against stricter standards, they have sometimes volunteered to make their vehicles cleaner.

46.   In the wake of a few high-profile collapses, such as Gebrueder Maerz AG earlier this year, companies are fighting hard to stay in business.

47.   Insurance companies have been fighting the plan for seven years.

48.   Ironically, while the companies fight over the name, most Iranians are not concerned.

49.   It was not clear Tuesday whether the four companies would fight the actions in court or simply capitulate.

50.   It was this law, which the satellite companies had fought in court, that the federal court in Richmond upheld last week.