1.   As the argument went, with so many people flocking onto the Internet, companies would be lining up to get their digital message to all those potential consumers.

2.   As carmakers gather here at the Geneva automobile show, German companies are lining up with rival ultraluxury offerings.

3.   But so far, the company has not lined up any cable systems to carry it.

4.   But the company already is lining up backup communications facilities with satellite companies such as Inmarsat and Iridium, said Nick White, head of technology and communications.

5.   Companies are lining up to do just that, as profit margins fall in the hardware business.

6.   Companies are lining up to sell trust-preferred securities in coming days, investment bankers say.

7.   Companies are lining up to take advantage of the lowest borrowing rates this year.

8.   Companies will be lining up to sell trust-preferred securities in coming days, investment bankers say.

9.   Even before last weekend, the company had lined up some powerful members of Congress to voice their opposition to an EchoStar deal on antitrust grounds.

10.   Executives close to Vodafone said the company was already lining up potential bidders who would not represent a strategic threat if they were to buy Orange.