41.   The companies are betting consumers will like the idea of movies on a CD, and plan music and computer versions of the technology, too.

42.   The companies are betting that if they encourage patients to ask their doctors to prescribe a particular drug, the doctors will comply.

43.   The companies are betting that the DVR will not fizzle.

44.   The companies are betting that we want the flavor that Mom used to make, but we want it lower in fat.

45.   The company is betting its new niche marketing will help it claw back even more ground.

46.   The company is betting that a rebound in the Venezuelan property market will continue.

47.   The Dallas-based company has bet its future on what the folks here do.

48.   The foreign alcoholic beverage companies are betting that consumption will grow as the increasingly affluent middle class expands and seeks more foreign brands.

49.   The Novato, California-based company has been betting that Riven, the successor to its best-selling Myst adventure game, would be a big hit with consumers.

50.   The Novato, California-based company has been betting that Riven, the successor to its best-selling Myst adventure game, will be a big hit with consumers.