1.   And cigarette makers have also agreed to end the use of tobacco billboards and other marketing practices.

2.   And that, battery makers agree, is likely to continue for some time because battery dependency is likely to continue to grow in coming decades.

3.   According to the plan, the drug makers have agreed to slash their prices in Uganda by as much as two-thirds.

4.   But port makers rarely agree on what is a good year.

5.   Chocolate makers agree that the survival of the craft as a Swiss speciality depends on finding markets outside the country, since domestic consumption is not what it was.

6.   Cigarette makers have agreed to submit to regulation by the Food and Drug Administration, which could ultimately require a reduction of nicotine in cigarettes and dampen sales further.

7.   Cigarette makers agreed to pay billions of dollars to settle lawsuits filed by Mississippi and Florida.

8.   Cigarette makers had agreed to settle the class-action lawsuits, a step that would qualify them to collect fees as part of their tobacco bills.

9.   Cigarette makers also have agreed to submit to regulation by the Food and Drug Administration.

10.   Component makers frequently agree to requirements that they sell to competing systems makers -- Northrop, in this case -- on nondiscriminatory terms.