41.   And as evidence that the company is doing nothing wrong, its executives point to the recent dismissal of a lawsuit that accused VeriSign of hoarding expired domain names.

42.   And one big question now, he said, is whether the company will do more to ease the physical strain on its workers.

43.   And some drug companies will do it themselves.

44.   And many old-line companies are increasingly doing business over the Internet with their suppliers.

45.   And most companies routinely do business in a way that divides the work force and discourages employees from cooperating with one another.

46.   And the company apparently does the job well.

47.   And some companies are doing quite well even in sectors that are going down.

48.   And some entrepreneurs like Khai, the silk retailer, say they have no trouble getting loans from state or private banks if their companies are visibly doing well.

49.   And the company does just about everything it can to discourage single employees from mating.

50.   And the company still does a great deal of sensitive work for the US Navy on ways to make surface ships and submarines quieter and harder to detect.