41.   As a result, some Russian companies have started to use Seattle as a convenient supply center for their own ventures in Russian East Asia.

42.   As a result of that testing, Morris said, the company is starting to build pages that will perform better for high-bandwidth users.

43.   As a result, construction companies started to buckle.

44.   As a result, Ms. Ehrlich said, companies started to ask employees to take part in the sales of their homes.

45.   As foreign companies started charging US carriers for completing long-distance calls to wireless phones, Seidel said, the US carriers initially rolled that charge into their rates.

46.   As a result companies have started firing workers, and analysts are worried social agitation could gather pace.

47.   As a result, companies started to turn to outside contractors for help with their relocation programs.

48.   As more companies start making more digital projectors, prices will likely come down.

49.   As reports of resistance continue to build, pharmaceutical companies are starting to revive their research efforts.

50.   As more companies start doing business on the Web, speedy, reliable connections are becoming a necessity.