31.   The company, he said, plans to explore acquisition and strategic partnerships to increase its product portfolio and boost its competitive position.

32.   The collapse of the Soviet Union deprived the U.S. and China of their common enemy, which really was the glue holding together their strategic partnership.

33.   The company hopes that strategic partnerships with firms in Japan and France will begin to pay off, and WebMate is negotiating software partnerships with some unidentified American companies.

34.   The company plans to explore acquisition and strategic partnerships to increase its product portfolio and boost its competitive position, he said.

35.   The new structure will help Airbus improve its operational efficiency, introduce new international strategic partnerships and open the door to external financial participation, Airbus said.

36.   The new Honeywell, though, has promised Wall Street heady growth and has often said it will look to strategic partnerships to get it.

37.   The path to a strategic partnership with China is open.

38.   The strategic partnership between the two companies will cover both telecommunications and software, concentrating on outsourcing and multimedia services, according to press reports.

39.   The two companies already have a five-year strategic partnership.

40.   Then, the dialogue centered mostly around a strategic partnership, although the two companies flirted with the idea of a potential merger.