41.   D. Travis Engen, who was named the chairman of ITT Industries, said the company chose Ms. Kunz after a nationwide search.

42.   Each bid can be as public or as secret as a company chooses.

43.   European companies have historically chosen domestic banks to raise capital, even when they list on Nasdaq, he said.

44.   Executives may have been given options at prices higher than the current stock price, for example, and companies may choose to reprice those options.

45.   Fisons, said Wallis, now intends to focus on developing pharmaceutical sales through the purchase of rights to products other companies choose not to develop.

46.   For Monsanto, the merger has allowed the company to choose its business partner rather than have an acquisition thrust upon it.

47.   For strategic reasons, some companies have chosen to be quiet about their efforts.

48.   For now, these intangible assets can be accounted for in just about any way a company chooses.

49.   Ford officials said the company had chosen the Bridgend plant because of its high productivity record, and because of amicable relations in recent years between workers and management.

50.   Gill said the company chose a period piece with many subtle cinematographic touches, so that audiences would understand the method can be used with any movie.