71.   Besides the antitrust suit, the company faces strong business competition and a global recession that could restrict its phenomenal growth.

72.   Besides higher debt-servicing costs because of the weaker peso, companies also face a growth slowdown brought about by increased interest rates.

73.   Bill Rickett, chief executive of Dynamo Ltd. in Richland Hills, said his company has faced a declining market since midyear.

74.   Both companies could face increased competition from Asia, where the economic crisis has forced a series of devaluations.

75.   Both companies have faced criticism recently.

76.   Both Ballmer and Raikes repeatedly said that the company was facing its fiercest competition in many years.

77.   Both companies are facing labor strikes at domestic manufacturing plants.

78.   Both Schulz and Machas agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, a move that could mean other companies will face charges.

79.   A federal district court had found that Microsoft was a monopolist that had repeatedly violated the antitrust laws, and the company faced the threat of being split up.

80.   A Minnesota radio company must face a suit by a former worker who was fired after she denied she was an alcoholic and refused to enter a treatment program.