1.   As medicine advances, drug companies are tackling more complex and elusive diseases.

2.   A California company is tackling those problems with a patent for stacking semiconductor chips instead of placing them side by side.

3.   A German electronics company is tackling those banner advertisements with a product that strips most advertising off Web pages.

4.   Garr said he realized that nothing would be done for brain tumors unless the company tackled other areas first.

5.   Rich, the chief executive, has said the company is tackling its problems and hopes to report a plan of consolidation later this year.

6.   Still, protected, or sheltered, Web sites are one way some software companies are tackling the problems children face on the Net.

7.   The company tackled a power-shortage problem -- which hurt production last year -- by building a dedicated power plant.

8.   The company tackled a power-shortage problem that hurt production last year by building a dedicated power plant.

9.   The company tackled an extensive construction project at Lackland Air Force Base, including the officers and the noncommissioned officers clubs, before turning to building houses.

10.   This time around, Condit says the company is tackling the challenges head on.