1.   It is the second largest insurance company in Germany.

2.   Besides governments, it is likely that only the largest companies will engage in any kind of record retention and archive management.

3.   LVMH is the largest champagne company in the world with consumption of Mot et Chandon being more than double that of its nearest competitor.

4.   Among the largest independent companies are Norm Marshall and Associates in Sun Valley, Unique Product Placement in North Hollywood and Davie-Brown in Santa Monica.

5.   Analysts said the lack of liquidity for most Czech stocks is forcing investors to focus on only a handful of the largest companies.

6.   And the largest mining company, Barrick, is about to get bigger.

7.   AOL is the largest Internet company.

8.   As smaller Internet firms merge to remain viable and to eliminate competition, a few of the largest online companies are using acquisitions to extend their dominance.

9.   As the largest networking company, Cisco is the industry bellwether.

10.   As the head of the largest company ever run by a woman, she has become a business celebrity.