21.   Some employees in the noncore positions will be retrained and reassigned to the core operations, others will retire.

22.   Stock analysts have criticized Yellow for falling behind Roadway and Consolidated in diversifying from its core operations.

23.   Speculation often took precedence over enterprise as scores of billions of corporate dollars were diverted from core business operations to the market.

24.   Still, AOL Time Warner seems able to underwrite its core operations from internal cash flow.

25.   Such capacity is largely becoming a commodity, forcing big carriers to offer customized services that relate directly to the core operations of their corporate customers.

26.   The company has not confirmed published reports that it is considering the sale, or closing, of some core operations.

27.   The company has sought to focus on its core insurance operations by selling real-estate and banking businesses.

28.   The company also said it may put two non-automotive financial units up for sale in a move to focus its core vehicle operations and counter investor dissatisfaction.

29.   The most recent agency damage report makes clear that his betrayal essentially electrocuted the same CIA core operations that Angleton had so badly scarred.

30.   The move mirrors changes the company has made in recent years in its domestic food operations, selling or shrinking unprofitable businesses to focus on core operations.