31.   Other anti-virus companies failed to get such a lift, in part because they compete in more mature markets.

32.   Regarding New York City, the Big Apple may be a mature market, but it will retain its standing for some time to come, King observed.

33.   Siemens also wants to tap into faster-growing regions like Asia to help compensate for slowing growth in more mature markets like Europe, von Pierer said.

34.   Sony Corp., the Japanese electronics and entertainment company, makes its global debut in mobile telephone service by shaking up the mature U.K. market with a nationwide service.

35.   Sony Corp., the Japanese electronics and entertainment company, made its global debut in mobile telephone service, targeting the mature U.K. market.

36.   The best way to improve returns on capital nowadays is to expand outside the mature markets in North America and Europe, where competition is most intense.

37.   The mature domestic market has prompted retailers to engage in price wars to compete for business that comes largely from replacement sales.

38.   The spirits industry has been hurt by flagging demand for spirits and an inability to raise prices, especially in mature markets like the U.S. and Europe.

39.   The traditional voice equipment that Lucent and Nortel make has become a mature market.

40.   Those recent purchases reflect the changing interests of the mature market.