31.   But those contracts are usually pursued and agreed to well before the show itself, which is merely the forum at which companies choose to release the news.

32.   But, he adds, global assignments can backfire if companies choose the wrong people or mismanage the right ones.

33.   Cardia could be sold more widely, like aspirin, but at present, the company has chosen to limit its availability.

34.   Capital investment continues to grow as more companies choose to upgrade their factories while interest rates remain at historic lows.

35.   Clayton said he had no idea how many companies would choose to irradiate their ground beef.

36.   Companies are choosing their Spanish words carefully.

37.   Companies often choose to use stock rather than cash when it allows them to use accounting rules to avoid big expenses.

38.   Companies choose Porto Alegre because of its location as a gateway to the pampas, stretching into Argentina and Uruguay, two important markets.

39.   Companies choose to list on the Big Board for both practical and symbolic reasons.

40.   Companies may choose to offer longer job-protected leaves or paid leaves, and many do.