1.   But Microsoft officials point out that interactive television and advanced broad-band networks will take years to reach large segments of the population.

2.   But most other states have at least one or two native television markets that reach large segments of the voting public.

3.   The company wants to reach a segment of the population that has been overlooked by event promoters and corporate marketers.

4.   The industry has done an admirable job of reaching this segment.

5.   They said the declines crossed sex and racial lines, suggesting that the new therapies were reaching all segments of the AIDS population.