11.   He said taxes are far higher in Europe and Canada, yet tobacco companies still thrive.

12.   Houston proves that a major ballet company can thrive in Texas.

13.   If that option is denied, shareholders and Wall Street analysts are beginning to wonder, can the company thrive?

14.   Industry consultants say Youth Services and other private companies will thrive as governments look for cheaper ways to provide services.

15.   None of this is to say that the copper company is thriving.

16.   Now perhaps you understand why insurance companies thrive.

17.   Nick Valenti, chief executive of Restaurant Associates, said that the company could thrive under the English although it languished under the Japanese.

18.   Robert Diener, the president of Hotels.com, which until recently was called Hotel Reservation Network, said on Monday that the company was thriving in its quasi-independent structure.

19.   Simmons said he and his companies had made legal contributions to political groups and candidates to support a free-market atmosphere allowing his companies to thrive.

20.   Some companies are thriving after reporting strong earnings, however.