1.   A medical officer of a large multinational company once described people as being like oil rigs.

2.   After he was fired, he put it about that he was fed up with working for such a large company.

3.   And there is no doubt that some large companies do have a deliberate policy of delaying payments well beyond the agreed credit terms.

4.   But as large companies have big overheads and do not like risky ventures they often do not want to become involved.

5.   But such supporters as promotions by large companies might not last for long.

6.   Critics argue that the tax cuts will only benefit large companies.

7.   For example, large companies created ex nihilo, as in joint ventures, have a remarkable tendency to flop.

8.   Guildford returned leading a large company of masked figures who Marched into the hall to the raucous clamour of tambour and fife.

9.   His large manufacturing company was in the throes of hard times.