41.   Some AIDS activists argue that the companies are lowering prices simply to forestall the seizure of their patents by Third World countries desperate for the drugs.

42.   Switzerland posted the third monthly trade surplus in a row in November as imports fell, while exports rose because Swiss companies lowered prices.

43.   The announcement surprised many analysts who had expected the company to lower estimates.

44.   The company has also lowered its debt.

45.   The company also lowered expectations for the full year.

46.   The company also lowered its profit forecast for the remainder of the year.

47.   The company lowered manufacturing costs by cutting workers and modernizing plants.

48.   The company also lowered its expectations for the full-year results.

49.   The company also lowered production costs, he said.

50.   The company also lowered results for the full year.