1.   The company had obtained the approval of the Ministry for an Agricultural Licence of up to three years.

2.   The company has already obtained an interim interdict at the Court of Session banning the inciting or organising of mass picketing.

3.   Already, however, a Boston-area biotech company has obtained an option to license the method exclusively from DFCI.

4.   Although the company has not obtained a credit rating, this would be considered a high enough yield to be classified as junk.

5.   Although the company obtained a license in January from Apple to copy its Mac technology, volume shipments of the Mac compatibles still have not begun.

6.   As with most mergers, the agreement requires both companies to obtain all necessary regulatory approvals.

7.   At first the company mainly obtained Western personal computers that could be sold for a steep markup.

8.   A Korean company must obtain government approval to import technology and raise funds before it can enter the aircraft and other strategic technology industries.

9.   A spokesman for Fidelity strongly denied any wrongdoing and said the company obtained the contract because of its qualifications.