61.   Ms. Pekarek of Glaxo said that her company was not fighting the amendment because of its effect on Zantac.

62.   Name-brand makers guard their turf aggressively and generic-drug companies often fight among themselves.

63.   No wonder the other media companies fought the AOL-Time Warner merger so hard.

64.   On one side, media companies have fought aggressively to protect their digital copyrights as services like Napster arose.

65.   Oil companies are fighting any proposed legislation.

66.   Other significant downward pressures came from lower motoring costs as supermarkets and oil companies fight for an increased share of the gasoline retail market.

67.   Some critics of the alcohol industry note that the companies have been fighting tougher drunk-driving and advertising laws at the same time they seek a tax cut.

68.   Such stratospheric levels of gainful employment have left employee-starved businesses here fighting over workers the way most companies fight over customers.

69.   The auto companies are fighting to keep their SUVs and light trucks burning at will, and the administration figures conservation is for sissies anyway.

70.   The big drug companies have fought hard to avoid a situation like the one with Roche.