1.   But a different ownership structure can do little to insulate companies from competition, technological change or shifting markets.

2.   But however much benefit comes from these cross-promotions, they can hardly insulate the company from the cold realities of the market.

3.   For one thing, niches or franchises that insulate companies from competition.

4.   It is not to inform smokers but to insulate the company from further attack from dying smokers.

5.   Now, the government should pull down barriers that have insulated those companies from foreign competition and from slimming their operations.

6.   Size could confer economies of scale and insulate the company during periods when schools put off book purchases.

7.   That helps insulate the company from the price pressure that has squeezed revenues at many drug companies, he said.

8.   This helps insulate the company from falling prices and guarantees a steady market.

9.   This locks in the interest rate, insulating the company from any gains or losses caused by interest-rate fluctuations that might occur until the mortgage is sold.

10.   Asked if he expected this to insulate the company from the economic slowdown, Md Azar said the company was still talking to potential customers and sourcing new contracts.