11.   And when Boeing announced its layoffs early this month, Microsoft hastily and pointedly announced it planned to hire thousands.

12.   Applied, which announced heavy layoffs less than two years ago, now is making chip equipment in Austin almost around the clock.

13.   At Exxon Company U.S.A., a spokesman said no layoffs had been announced.

14.   Autodesk announced its layoffs after the end of trading yesterday.

15.   Bakar added that he expected the company to announce substantial layoffs in the next two weeks.

16.   Ballyhooed news and entertainment sites like Salon magazine, the Pseudo online video network, Shockwave.com, and APBnews.com have closed their doors or announced layoffs in recent weeks.

17.   Bonus payments plunged dramatically, nevertheless, and nearly every major company announced layoffs, thinning their ranks of bond traders and salesman.

18.   Both companies also announced layoffs, as the economic slowdown of the last eight months shows no immediate sign of ending.

19.   Both she and Erben said that the company had no plans to announce layoffs, a restructuring or other big changes.

20.   A bear might suggest that some of that buying is for show, as corporate executives try to indicate faith in their company even as they announce layoffs.