41.   Some businesses said they are managing to communicate with their customers and offices using a combination of telephone, Web conferencing, e-mail and other technologies.

42.   Some hotel restaurants have networking tables where business women traveling alone can dine together, said Caldwell of American Woman Road and Travel.

43.   Some businesses said the worst damage was to their profits.

44.   Some businesses say they are at a critical point in deciding whether to raise prices to reflect the higher fuel costs.

45.   Some businesses say welcoming babies helps them recruit.

46.   Some say close them down, while Western business is saying we can patch them up.

47.   Some small businesses say they doubt that revenues from subway advertising have increased significantly since the MTA began courting larger companies.

48.   That intangible benefit is welcome, but some businesses say a few weekend games are not enough to offset otherwise sluggish sales.

49.   That makes the shift more palatable, because it will be easier to return to the National Market when business conditions improve, Thatcher said.

50.   The businesses say the measure will put some small restaurants out of business, and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has threatened a veto, calling the measure overly intrusive.