1.   And they are secure in the knowledge that in more than four decades of legal action, the tobacco makers have never paid monetary penalties.

2.   Apple has indicated it wants clone makers to pay higher licensing fees than in the past if it does licenses the new operating systems.

3.   Auto makers pay whole departments to watch trends and then decide what the newest popular shade for cars will be.

4.   Cigarette makers have never paid punitive damages, which they consider an anathema because a large award could devastate -- even bankrupt -- a company.

5.   Christine Karbowiak, a Firestone spokeswoman, said that the tire maker frequently paid claims from insurers because it was cheaper than contesting them.

6.   Competition means some equipment makers are paying more attention to performing the tests themselves and to developing less-expensive machines.

7.   During the film, you may glimpse products whose makers paid to place them there.

8.   Fed policy makers will be paying close attention to the employment cost index, which measures total labor costs including wages and benefits.

9.   For example, a computer maker would pay a tax on the chips that are needed for a computer.

10.   How long will the Big Three auto makers pay for their sins?