31.   Both companies pack in nifty new features in each revision, and both companies give the product away free.

32.   Both companies give heavily to political campaigns on all levels and to both major parties, having a vital interest in maintaining federal support programs for sugar prices.

33.   -- Tobacco companies will give financial incentives to retailers who comply with laws seeking to reduce teen sales.

34.   A central issue in the SBC case is whether the company gave clear, timely and informative notice to plan participants.

35.   Two other companies give us an even more declarative campaign, with slightly different wording.

36.   A few U.S. companies gave a preview of earnings reports due out in the coming month or so.

37.   A higher court denied the appeal earlier this year and the company then gave The Chronicle the documents.

38.   A Microsoft spokesman said the company would give customers a letter to bolster their case for a refund from the stores.

39.   A soft drink company will be giving a free trip to Bristol as a prize in a promotion later this year.

40.   A so-called double-A rating is usually the highest rating credit-rating companies give to a company with profits affected by swings in the economy.