31.   In addition to U.S. Steel, a unit of the USX Corp., the companies already involved in the consolidation talks are Bethlehem Steel and Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel.

32.   In barely readable type, a four- line paragraph said any dispute involving the company would go to binding arbitration.

33.   In particular, the agency has an early warning program that monitors potential spin-offs involving underfunded companies.

34.   In the Kansas City area alone, two-thirds of the federal judges had presided over at least one lawsuit involving a company in which they owned stock.

35.   In the U.K., pension sales are increasing as the economy improves and the effects of a scandal involving companies selling inappropriate pensions begins to fade.

36.   It was also unclear, according to the papers, how much trustees knew about business deals involving companies with connections to members of the board.

37.   James Platt, a News Corp. spokesman in New York, immediately denied any contact involving his company.

38.   Jose Menendez was a wealthy entertainment executive whose company had been involved with the movie.

39.   Keese never recused himself from deliberations or votes involving the companies.

40.   Joint ventures, primarily involving companies from Japan, Hong Kong, China and Great Britain, dominate the field.