11.   But because of the possibility that the tax eventually will be applied retroactively, few companies are rushing to pick up the bargain-priced tickets.

12.   But Paul Clark, vice president of Canadian Pacific in Calgary, said his company would not rush into anything.

13.   But the problems in Southeast Asia did not make companies rush immediately to hedge their currency exposures elsewhere.

14.   But with inferior software flooding the market and fly-by-night companies rushing consoles to the stores, the market began to dry up.

15.   Companies are now rushing to apply for regulatory approval to take advantage of a wide open market.

16.   Companies are rushing to increase capacity to meet brisk international demand for semiconductors, analysts and executives said.

17.   Companies are rushing to sell asset-backed bonds before the end of the quarter to remove loans from their books to make room for new loans.

18.   Companies have been rushing to sell capital notes, also called trust preferred securities, before Congress acts on a proposal to eliminate tax benefits for issuers.

19.   Companies have been rushing to sell these securities, also called trust preferreds, before Congress acts on a proposal to eliminate tax benefits for issuers.

20.   Companies already are rushing to refinance debt to cut interest payments.