91.   European companies are getting into the action, too.

92.   European companies have hired American designers to increase their global appeal, in effect blurring the lines of demarcation.

93.   European companies have long been considered more moderate in their management pay practices, but they are also more tight-lipped about pay, especially in Switzerland.

94.   European companies including Swedish automaker Volvo AB and household-appliance maker Electrolux AB have said their sales are affected.

95.   European companies like Ciba-Geigy or Hoechst are also possible suitors, analysts said.

96.   European companies sensitive to falling rates -- such as banks, insurance companies and utilities -- suffered from pessimism about rates.

97.   European companies that once raised working capital by getting loans from their local banks are now selling bonds to international investors.

98.   European companies will vote at a meeting in Paris by tomorrow on a standard to be adopted by European countries.

99.   European companies, for example, do not have to pay value-added taxes on exported goods.

100.   European companies, like Riello and De Longhi in Italy, are jockeying to catch up.