11.   More companies are getting rid of lower-margin commodity businesses in favor of their higher margin brand-name products.

12.   More companies are getting rid of lower-margin commodity businesses in favor of their more lucrative brand-name products.

13.   Skilling, dizzy with the profits that accrued as Enron moved into one new trading market after another, wanted to rid the company of all its hard assets.

14.   The dismissals in January were part of a routine effort to rid the company of underachieving employees, the company has said.

15.   The move will boost profits and rid the company of expensive policies, Cigna said.

16.   The plan is intended to boost profits and rid the company of expensive policies.

17.   Analysts say that unemployment in Japan would more than double if companies got rid of all of their unnecessary employees.

18.   Bankruptcy was the only way to rid the company of its problems, reorganize to cut costs and make a fresh start, Kofler said in a statement.

19.   Companies should get rid of the hierarchical framework while providing space for employees to develop ideas and allow flexibility to help them get things done.

20.   He said that he would rid the company of corruption and nepotism including reviewing past contracts which were signed without being based on business considerations.