1.   Another tactic could be to sue the NFL as a monopoly because of its restrictions on which cities are allowed to have franchises, the source said.

2.   Backed by the NBA, the WNBA will have franchises in eight NBA cities with the teams playing in NBA arenas.

3.   Besides its license to operate a cellular phone network, Smart also has a franchise to offer international calls and paging services.

4.   Both companies have other franchises pending.

5.   But Bank of Boston and BayBanks have different franchises, with Bank of Boston strongest among commercial customers and BayBanks big with individual customers.

6.   But if every other whistle stop has a franchise, you look low rent without one.

7.   Eastern acquired TTPI for the rollout project because it already had franchise to operate.

8.   GM has several thousand Oldsmobile dealers, many of whom do not have other franchises.

9.   Haley has the franchise by the Lombardis and, every now and then, he likes to squeeze hard.

10.   I personally think it is important to have a franchise in Los Angeles.