21.   The decision came after moves by other banks to scale back or exit these businesses.

22.   The decision to exit the business prompted the key figures in its bankrupcty investing team, Daniel Harmetz and David Breazzano, to resign to form their own firm.

23.   The final plan is expected to include exiting some businesses, people familiar with the situation said.

24.   The maker of Marlboro cigarettes and Kraft cheeses has also been slowly exiting businesses that sell frozen food.

25.   The weak recovery is likely to force some companies to exit the business, Gartner said.

26.   To be sure, some publicly traded hospitals have said they have no plans to exit the business.

27.   With that in mind, executives had little choice but to exit the business.

28.   BellSouth announced in February that it would exit the business altogether by the end of next year.

29.   GE said revenue was down because the company exited some businesses while others were downsized.

30.   Nortel also said it will exit the business of making equipment for DSL, which provides high-speed Internet connections over telephone lines for homes and offices.