31.   As Thompson lost business from one client, the agency gained assignments from another, the Coty unit of Joh.

32.   Bankers oppose the program because they lose business, Clinton told a selected group of students.

33.   Because the single currency makes all costs easier to compare, countries with higher taxes are likely to lose business.

34.   Before, the company was losing business to British competitors, which were able to arrange financing through a government export guarantee program.

35.   Boost prices by another half-buck and tobacco companies are bound to lose business.

36.   A number of companies dismissed the accounting firm, and the firm feared it would lose business as the proxy season began in March.

37.   A SALE WHERE EVERYTHING MUST GO The Suez Canal, one of the great shipping shortcuts, has been losing business because of its hefty tolls.

38.   A strong dollar will prolong the economic slowdown for companies that either rely on exports or expect to lose business to cheap imports.

39.   Airport officials say they must expand and modernize air cargo facilities or face the prospect of losing business to other nearby airports.

40.   BRITISH TRUCKERS MOVING ABROAD Faced with far higher license fees and diesel fuel costs than their Continental rivals, British truck drivers are losing business, even within Britain.