101.   Although firms are not obligated to pay a specific bonus, once given, it may be difficult to reduce in future years.

102.   American investment banking firms have been in London for more than a decade, but European banks have arrived more recently.

103.   Although his firm is black, many of his clients and vendors are not.

104.   Although the firm was initially more interested in cloning dogs, that has thus far proved impossible.

105.   Among the major online rental firms are QwikFliks, DVD Avenue, DVD Barn and Netflix.

106.   Among the wounded are firms that provide sports statistics to the media and to fantasy baseball leagues.

107.   Although you asked what to do short of changing jobs, something needs to be changed, and it sounds like the firm may be very firm indeed.

108.   Among financial companies, profits at most banks were good, if not spectacular, while earnings at most Wall Street firms were strong.

109.   Among the CMG investments is a firm that will offer free electronic mail and another that designs three-dimensional Internet software.

110.   An initial poll on the first day showed that four thought the firm was innocent, four thought it guilty and four were undecided.