1.   Although the company has stuck to the domestic market, he did not rule out acquisitions in continental Europe or the U.S.

2.   And perhaps as a result of better pay, workers at large companies stuck with their employers longer.

3.   At least one company is sticking to a basic approach.

4.   A Vivendi Universal spokesman said on Friday that the company was sticking by its plan to reduce debt by selling only noncore assets.

5.   But most companies stick to the slow lane.

6.   But some fund companies are sticking by their gunslingers.

7.   Callaway chairman Ely Callaway said his company will stick with Daly.

8.   Competition, rather than saving money, may be the real reason these companies are sticking to their own counsel.

9.   He also said the company is sticking with its strategy of reduced spending on coupons and other promotions.

10.   Hughes spokesman Richard Dore said it is unknown whether the company would stick with that figure, but indicated it would not stray too far from it.