111.   The companies have expressed confidence that the merger would receive approval.

112.   The company expressed hope the commission would look at other broadcast regulations in the same light.

113.   The idea of a French purchase was galling to many Britons, while competing ferry companies expressed reservations about seeing P-and-O take over.

114.   The issue of knowledge workers was also brought up and most companies expressed their willingness to base their best experts here and offered to train locals.

115.   The spokesman said appliance, automobile and construction companies have expressed interest in the new development.

116.   They also cite evidence from the trial that even the largest computer companies expressed fear at upsetting Microsoft.

117.   Thirty international companies have expressed interest in participating in the project, he said.

118.   Three foreign companies have expressed interest in buying the shipyard, Wiercinski said.

119.   Two Canadian companies have expressed interest in building a second nuclear plant in Bulgaria, the foreign minister said Sunday.

120.   U.S. and European companies have expressed interest in the companies.