51.   Even so, companies are struggling to find ways to pare their payrolls.

52.   Even so, Japanese companies are struggling to find ways to pare their payrolls.

53.   Even without the strike, the company has been struggling to meet consumer demand in North America for sport utility vehicles, minivans and other light trucks.

54.   Fashion shifts to baggier styles and the saturation of the market with trendier and cheaper jeans also help explain why the venerable company is struggling.

55.   Flags outside corporate headquarters were lowered to half-staff and companies struggled to maintain professionalism while dealing with their loss.

56.   For a few years the new company struggled.

57.   For companies already struggling through a recession, the prospect of being sued for falling stock prices is one more major problem to deal with.

58.   For employers, however, the lower jobless rate means competition for skilled workers will likely intensify as Massachusetts companies struggle to fill vacancies.

59.   For months, Boeing has been plagued with costly commercial aircraft production problems as the company struggles to nearly double its monthly output of airplanes.

60.   France Telecom Chairman Michel Bon has repeatedly said that the company will struggle to forge international alliances with other publicly traded companies unless some of its stock is traded.