11.   He said his company participated in the negotiations but refused to become a Kodak partner.

12.   He said Sun insisted that HP must license Personal Java before the company could participate in designing the software.

13.   In some cases, those companies participate in secret accident investigations even as they face multimillion-dollar lawsuits involving the same accidents.

14.   In the world of airplane crashes, private companies often participate in investigations and run tests on recovered pieces of wreckage if requested by the government.

15.   It is unclear whether the companies will participate in the Telekom-led digital television consortium known as MMBG.

16.   Morin, whose company also participates in a similar but smaller state project in New York, said he would like to pay benefits but cannot afford to.

17.   Most licensed insurance agents and companies participate in the flood insurance program.

18.   Nine top ice cream and yogurt companies will participate in the fund raiser for the Jimmy Fund at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

19.   Numerous national direct-marketing companies participate in the programs, but their use is voluntary.

20.   Pat Grebe, a Quintiles spokeswoman, confirmed that the company would participate in the news conference.