101.   Tighter regulations, higher taxes and frequent fines forced many companies out of business and drove others to seek a more welcoming climate elsewhere.

102.   Weak sales and slower exports to Asia, have forced companies like Hitachi Ltd. and Melco Inc., a computer peripherals maker, to scale back capital spending plans.

103.   While Radius urged the creation of a group to re-negotiate and reschedule some loans, he warned that some Indonesian companies would be forced into bankruptcy.

104.   Polaroid has said it will meet with bondholders, who could force the company into bankruptcy.

105.   Polaroid plans to begin negotiations next month with bond holders, who could force the company into bankruptcy.

106.   A big raise would force companies out of business and undermine signs Germany is slowly emerging from recession, the employers warn.

107.   Also, banks loaned money indiscriminately and the economy overheated, forcing companies out of business.

108.   Analysts said investors fear that more shaky companies will be forced into bankruptcy by the strict conditions usually attached to IMF loans.

109.   At the same time, two senators introduced bills to force companies to alert authorities to product safety concerns.

110.   Because of the missed payments, bondholders could force the company into involuntary bankruptcy.