21.   The companies could then proceed with a follow-up study.

22.   The Mexican state oil company will proceed with a sale of its petrochemical businesses after several years of delays.

23.   The Paris-based company could also proceed with a capital increase next year.

24.   The shareholder vote paves the way for the offering but does not require the company to proceed, said Catherine Mathis, a company spokeswoman.

25.   The undisclosed settlement allows each company to proceed with sales and drops the suits and countersuits.

26.   The two companies then proceeded to divide the world market into a duopoly that stood for three decades.

27.   Ultimately, though, the two U.S. companies will proceed with the combination, McDonnell Douglas Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher told analysts this morning.

28.   Ultimately, though, the two U.S. companies will proceed with the combination, McDonnell Douglas Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher told analysts yesterday.

29.   Ultimately, though, the two U.S. companies will proceed with the combination, McDonnell Douglas Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher told analysts Thursday.

30.   Other U.S. companies apparently proceeded with Burmese business deals even after the sanctions announcement.