1.   Additionally, entire segments of some companies will be eliminated as companies identify and refocus on their core business.

2.   Astra makes more sense as a public company than the Salim Group, mainly because its core businesses are obvious and integrated.

3.   But the single most reliable route to growth is probably to sell off everything but the core business.

4.   By concentrating on our core businesses we will build a strong base from which to exploit future opportunities.

5.   He wants the company to focus on its core business - advertising.

6.   None was big enough to become the core business of the company, Ousley says.

7.   Parts of companies outside the core business will be sold off or closed.

8.   PSINet has said it wants to pare back to its core business of providing Internet access to business.