11.   A company earns points good for upgrades and tickets, as well as vacations and merchandise like computers and golf clubs.

12.   A weak dollar reduces the number of francs the company earns in sales when it brings home dollar-denominated sales.

13.   A weakening dollar means the companies earn less from each sale when denominated in their own currencies.

14.   A weaker mark means German companies earn more from sales abroad when revenue is converted into their home currency.

15.   But in many communities, the company has earned a reputation as an outsider willing to throw its weight around to get what it wants.

16.   But the company still earned no profit from making the airplanes because of its production difficulties.

17.   Companies would earn emission reduction credits for each car scrapped.

18.   Credit cards companies earn most of their profits from the interest rates they charge customers who borrow money on their credit cards.

19.   Ecopetrol adjusted its formula for calculating how much companies earn from oil finds.

20.   Falling prices on a broad scale can be insidious because companies earn steadily less for the products they make and because consumers tend to wait before they buy.