1.   If he succeeded in creating the illusion, the firm would pay him more money at the end of the year.

2.   Many firms pay all or part of the costs for those who successfully complete courses.

3.   Second, local firms paid business rates on their property.

4.   Some firms still paid lower wages to female workers.

5.   The firm had just paid him a fantastic sum of money.

6.   The firm pays interest only on the money it actually borrows, and it borrows the money simply by writing checks.

7.   The same is true of corporation tax, paid by firms on company profits.

8.   What May prove troubling to investors is the reduced dividend the split-up firms will pay.

9.   American firms have been paying outrageous fees for a peek at the technical data.