1.   Some companies link pay to performance.

2.   Companies linked to Finance One Plc, whose shares are suspended pending its merger with Thai Danu Bank Plc, also dropped.

3.   Companies linked to the construction industry gained today on expectations they would benefit most from the expected upturn in economic activity.

4.   Following the completion of the transaction, First Data, an American Express Co. spinoff, the company will link virtually every bank in the U.S.

5.   Frame-relay technology allows companies to link far-flung computers at high speeds using the conventional telephone system.

6.   In a January forecast, the company also linked an expected decline to higher raw material prices.

7.   Initially, companies linked computers in their offices on a local network known as a LAN.

8.   Now, companies are linking offices throughout the world on broader networks.

9.   Some vending companies are linking banks of machines together so they need only one communications device.

10.   Some companies link sabbatical programs to corporate goals, such as time off to bone up on technology, or civic service.