1.   And hardware, software and consulting companies are scrambling to sign contracts to handle that task.

2.   And some come loaded with a range of software, all upgradable, to handle PC tasks.

3.   Arnold Communications in Boston, a unit of Snyder Communications, had handled those tasks for Fleet Financial, while Hill, Holliday had been the agency for BankBoston.

4.   Because of the huge number of new designs, storage and distribution became so complex that the company felt it had to handle those tasks itself.

5.   Additional efficiencies can be gained by using a single DSP chip to handle tasks traditionally handled by additional chips.

6.   But Rep. Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri, the House democratic leader, argued that the House had several standing committees that could handle the task.

7.   But Stephen Dorff is handling the task admirably.

8.   But the new, improved school system will still need some kind of district or boroughwide structure to handle tasks like appointing principals and offering special education.

9.   But the researchers were still unable to tell whether the decline in performance reflected general fatigue or an overload of the specific neural network handling the task.

10.   Cable operators, of course, also hope to save money by letting customers handle the task themselves.