11.   Even with such technical know-how and financial muscle, the group is at a disadvantage when competing with Telefonica, analysts said.

12.   Fidelity executives say they have the financial muscle and expertise to take on Wall Street in the risky businesses of underwriting securities.

13.   Few dealers who participate in more than one of these events have the financial muscle to keep bringing new pieces to each fair.

14.   For Deitch, the deal offers financial muscle.

15.   Gambling opponents have their own concerns about the commission, worrying that the financial muscle and political influence of the casino industry could unduly influence it.

16.   He said the new partners would give him the financial muscle and broadcasting experience to expand programming for China and enter other Asian markets.

17.   Hicks now gives the Rangers all the financial muscle they need in the off-season free-agent market.

18.   If the death of major stores hurts established designers, think what it does to small, independent ones with less financial muscle.

19.   In the Sunbeam deal, he and another well-known investor, Michael Steinhardt, provided much of the financial muscle for Paul B. Kazarian to gain control.

20.   It intends to use its financial muscle to elbow its way into the unfamiliar telecom business.