1.   Also, many foreign-exchange brokerage firms closed at noon.

2.   Because she has a substantial portfolio, she should be able to seek this out at any full-service brokerage firm.

3.   Computer and semiconductor stocks slid as three brokerage firms downgraded earnings estimates for Dell Computer.

4.   Most brokerage firms require customers to arbitrate disputes rather than file lawsuits.

5.   No banks or brokerage firms failed.

6.   The authority said the banks and brokerage firms eliminated or are resolving the problems.

7.   The brokerage firm has always been extremely inhospitable to women.

8.   With the vast majority of suburban commuters unable to get to New York, brokerage firms were operating with skeleton staffs.

9.   She works for a brokerage firm.

10.   Almost overnight, she became a caregiver while working full-time for a brokerage firm and attending graduate school.