1.   By far the largest provider of maternity welfare in the south was the Plaistow Maternity Hospital.

2.   Citibank is the largest provider of securities services in the world.

3.   With the acquisition, Verio Northern California becomes the third largest provider for businesses in the region.

4.   UK pension funds are the largest provider of capital to venture funds.

5.   America Online, the largest Internet provider in the country, declined to comment.

6.   Among the gainers was Pilipino Telephone Corp., the largest provider mobile-phone service.

7.   And the Detwiler Foundation is the largest provider of donated computers to schools in the state.

8.   And typically, only the largest Internet service providers can afford to effectively track down and fight spammers on their own.

9.   AOL, as the largest Internet provider, could well be in the best position to benefit from this shift.

10.   Apria Healthcare Group Inc. is the largest provider of respiratory services, which include renting oxygen machines to nursing homes and patients recovering at home.