11.   IBM, like some other companies, was hurt by weak economies in some European countries.

12.   Investments have slumped, and MIIX and some other companies added to their own miseries by deploying admittedly over-ambitious expansion plans.

13.   Nationwide and some other companies also refuse to sell or renew coverage when a dog has attacked someone.

14.   Raytheon, Hughes, and some other companies wanted the Russians to hold an open competition for a large-scale radar system.

15.   Some other companies also are expected to post strong earnings, analysts said.

16.   Some other companies, meanwhile, are spinning off divisions that make genetically altered products.

17.   Some such companies do not even file financial statements with the SEC.

18.   Some other companies should do the same thing.

19.   Some other companies are so small and unproved that in earlier days they would have hardly qualified for a bank loan, never mind a stock offering.

20.   Some other companies have avoided naming-rights contracts altogether.