11.   Any partnership would have to be constructed with genuine power-sharing, along the lines of NATO.

12.   A partnership has units in the same way as a corporation has stock.

13.   According to regulatory filings, the partnership has had a big stake in Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., a digital radio system for commercial-free programming in cars.

14.   But by not using the program, Rosen said, the partnership has greater flexibility and an edge over competitors.

15.   But he said each partnership has a slightly different focus.

16.   But he insisted the partnerships all had legitimate business purposes.

17.   But that partnership had an impact far beyond supermarkets.

18.   In the movies, where working partnerships generally have the shortest shelf life, the team of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory is a phenomenon.

19.   Steinhardt, whose partnership never had a provision for a high- water mark, considered closing his fund late last year.

20.   That partnership also has the rights to servers in New York and San Francisco.