1.   In this case the factoring company exercised its right to return the losses to the publishing unit, RCS Editori.

2.   The combination of the two companies may also have a ripple effect in the manufacturing sector, as the new company exercises its substantially larger clout.

3.   The prices of bonds sold by Polysindo International Finance Co. and Tri Polyta Finance would plummet if the companies exercised those options and buy back their debt.

4.   This year, the factoring company exercised its right to return the losses to Rizzoli after being unable to recover the money.

5.   With that loan, the company had exercised an option to boost its stake in the broadcaster.

6.   Boxer requested the list of Enron contacts on the grounds that the energy-trading company may have exercised improper influence on Bush administration energy policy.

7.   But consumer advocates argue that cable companies exercised restraint during parts of the period covered by the study to ward off the threat of being regulated again.