41.   In order to bring new products to market quickly, companies sign agreements with Intel that entitle them to detailed specifications for present and future Intel chips.

42.   In late April the company signed a letter of intent with Great-West Life Assurance Co., an AAA-rated Canadian concern.

43.   In recent years, the Lexington, Mass. shoe company has signed licensing agreements with top designers.

44.   In September, the two companies signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in production of engines, medium-weight trucks and buses, he said.

45.   It got a boost recently when the company signed a development alliance with pharmaceutical giant Hoechst Marion Roussel.

46.   It was then that the company signed a consent decree agreeing not to force its Web browser on its customers.

47.   Jay Amestoy, a spokesman for Mazda, said that the company had signed an agreement with the FTC and with a number of states.

48.   Krimsky said the USOC is looking for companies to sign eight-year sponsorships.

49.   Last month, the company signed an agreement with Nynex, under which Cellularvision will lease lines from Nynex and resell the service under its brand name.

50.   Last year, the company almost signed an agreement with Israeli investors on a new polyethylene terephthalate plant.