11.   Four of them are no longer in business as independent entities.

12.   He has made assurances that, should he acquire DFS, he would leave it as an independent entity.

13.   He will rely heavily on management at both La Quinta and Cobblestone, which will operate as independent entities.

14.   I always knew the reason I was in that group was that I was as much an independent entity as all of them were.

15.   If guidance is needed, merchants can refer to the ratings, provided by the Entertainment Software Rating Board, an independent entity that rates the games.

16.   In American diplomatic terms, she has finally established Dublin as an independent entity vis-a-vis London.

17.   In some ways, Marriott International and Host Marriott are more efficient as independent entities than they were when they operated under the same management.

18.   In the most sweeping reform in a half-century, national universities are to be weaned away from government control to become independent entities.

19.   In most communities, the school districts are independent entities, governed by popularly elected school boards that raise money by assessing property taxes.

20.   In recent months, Northrop chairman Kent Kresa had stressed that the company would remain an independent entity focused on military electronics and information networks.