41.   And companies never go outside their own ranks to jump an outsider to the top spot.

42.   An Wang preened and exhibited his social conscience while his company went broke.

43.   Analysts say companies go through stages as they progress from speculative startup to maturity.

44.   Analysts were reluctant to declare ITT victorious, but they said that the company had gone a long way toward remaining independent.

45.   And Hillis and Handler could not agree on where the company should go.

46.   And at a time when companies are going public at a record rate, and many are flouting widely accepted management guidelines, the lessons are particularly relevant.

47.   And even as the company was going down the tubes, he said, Lay was e-mailing employees, urging them to invest in Enron stock.

48.   And even when Apple was twice its present size in sales and market share, analysts were wondering whether the company could go it alone forever.

49.   And I believe before the end of this bull market we will go through a phase when the smaller companies are going to do very well again.

50.   And many companies are going casual.