11.   Bond companies argue that these groups are not directly connected to Pataki and the state.

12.   Both companies had argued that keeping the purchase all with one brand of airplane would cut maintenance and pilot training costs, and many industry analysts agreed.

13.   A company can argue that the information is misleading or inaccurate, would reveal settlement negotiations, or would expose trade secrets.

14.   A decade ago, companies argued that they were forced to cut shop-floor workers and layers of management primarily to meet the demands of a global marketplace.

15.   A new, lower exercise price, the company argues, keeps workers from abandoning ship to a competitor.

16.   A review by federal, state and foreign regulators could be protracted, and potentially crippling to Hasbro, the company argued.

17.   But chlorinated compounds should not be eliminated as a class, the company argues.

18.   But many companies argue the new guidelines are needed to give them the recognition they deserve for keeping most of their manufacturing facilities in the United States.

19.   But some fund companies argue the economies of scale are small or nonexistent.