11.   The manager has been asked to report back to the board with his observations about how the company can get out of its current financial situation.

12.   Although tobacco ads are prohibited, companies get around the ban by sponsoring music shows.

13.   The company has gotten a lot of mileage out of a simple idea.

14.   The companies are getting smaller and smaller because of bleak economic conditions and employees fear for their jobs - so they work longer hours.

15.   But, if the truth be told, although we would like companies to get it right first time, our experiences have led us to expect rather less.

16.   But how on earth did these companies get my name?

17.   But how on earth did all these companies get hold of my name?

18.   Also, Wang said, the arrangement permits the companies to get a tax credit, even though Wu does no work for them.

19.   Although commercial companies are getting into the act, several education Web sites have been offering access to electronic texts for years.

20.   American companies also get around the sanctions by having the work in Libya done by their foreign subsidiaries, Bertoli and the engineers said.