1.   A similar situation arises when credit-card companies that send unsolicited offers through the mail check your credit score beforehand.

2.   All multinational companies will be checking this list for international trade transactions with any of these individuals or companies.

3.   Gietz said that the company checked on customers before selling to them.

4.   If she signed the application, she would be giving permission for the company to check her medical records.

5.   Once the message is transcribed, the company checks for errors and returns it to the caller via e-mail.

6.   Other companies formally check the progress of any talent action plans during their quarterly operational reviews.

7.   Pioneer Electronic Corp. will postpone introduction of digital video disc players for about two weeks so the company can check software compatibility.

8.   She said the company was checking the status of the purchase.

9.   Similarly, the company is checking on whether it can use the new generic version of Mevacor, an older cholesterol treatment.

10.   So to be safe, some companies are checking everything, and there is disagreement on the risks.