1.   Besides the constant chase after contributions, the company is searching for a new home, probably at five times the rent of the bargain space it is losing.

2.   -- The legacy of downsizing, which reduced some core staff sizes too much, causing companies to search for replacement manpower.

3.   A company can search as widely as it wants for new partners and products or for lower prices or better terms.

4.   According to a spokesman, the company was searching for a store location outside Chicago, and narrowed it down to five possibilities.

5.   But in a sign that Microsoft may see the need for a more significant change, Ballmer said the company was searching for an outsider to replace Higgins.

6.   But Stewart said the company was searching for a fulfillment partner that will enable the site to display real-time inventory without slowing down the customer.

7.   Cofounder Steve Jobs, also CEO of Pixar Inc., will help run the beleaguered computer company as it searches for a new chief executive and chairman.

8.   Companies also are searching for drivers in nontraditional places.

9.   Critics say companies are searching for a cheaper work force.

10.   He said the company has been searching for a telecommunications executive to become its chief executive.