21.   One potential problem with a takeover by foreign entities is resistance from regulators because the company counts among its customers several government institutions, like the Navy.

22.   Once the company could count on seasonal sales boosts in both the spring and the fall.

23.   Photo companies are counting on the advanced photo system to gently lead consumers into the digital world.

24.   Smaller companies often count on health maintenance organizations to inform their employees, and HMOs have been known to fall down on the job.

25.   Still, the recovery in profits is from a very depressed level and Japanese companies cannot count on the yen going back down.

26.   The Cambridge company is counting on Amevive for a badly needed revenue stream that will compensate for flattening sales of its huge-selling multiple sclerosis drug, Avonex.

27.   The company counted on sales of memory chips and other devices to make up for the losses stemming from the delayed Pentium-class chips.

28.   The company had been counting on Pulmozyme, which has proven effective in treating cystic fibrosis, to garner a huge market for treatment of other lung conditions.

29.   The company is counting on a sales boost from new models to help it overcome the expected reduction in car demand amid a worldwide economic slowdown.

30.   The company is counting on rapid growth in China to offset its tribulations in the United States.