1.   Large companies welcomed the minimum wage because it stopped cowboys undercutting them with cheap, bad services paid for in starvation wages.

2.   Some companies have welcomed the idea of employees working from home.

3.   Nevertheless, the move has been generally welcomed by companies in Scotland involved in the European market.

4.   American companies welcomed the agreement.

5.   And as more companies welcomed the prospect of hearing their name broadcast during every game, the cost of naming rights skyrocketed.

6.   Boeing officials said the company welcomes the FAA inspections as a prudent move.

7.   A spokesman for Edison Electric Institute, the trade group for utilities, said power companies would welcome law enforcement assistance in fighting deceptive come-ons.

8.   But Kim said the company would welcome other offers.

9.   But that is hardly a trade-off most companies would welcome.

10.   Certainly some companies do welcome suggestions, and have an effective process for handling them.