71.   An outside law firm will probably be used for the lawsuit, GAO officials said.

72.   At the same time that Lay was reassuring his employees, an outside law firm at his request was conducting a limited review of the partnerships.

73.   Charles Bingham, a spokesman for the company with an outside public relations firm, had no immediate comment.

74.   Fiallo said the company has hired an outside law firm to review the operations.

75.   Grundig said it plans to hire an outside consulting firm to help develop its new business strategy.

76.   Grundig said last month it plans to hire an outside consulting firm to help develop a new business strategy.

77.   It included, for the first time, provisions giving consumers the right to block financial companies from providing their personal data to outside firms, such as telemarketers.

78.   On Thursday, Disney said it will not use its outside auditing firm for new consulting projects and will review those currently under way.

79.   Smaller banks often rely on marketing agreements with outside companies, and the guidelines restrict sharing of customer data with outside firms.

80.   Some provincial governments simply refuse licenses to outside firms, or make their employees buy local goods.