41.   And yet, he said, it has only made him eager to return to his core business.

42.   Another favorite is Boeing, which is aiming to diversify beyond its core business of aircraft manufacturing.

43.   Another question is whether Rhone or Elf would want to part with properties that deliver higher margins than their core businesses.

44.   Aoki, whose core business is heavy engineering and civil construction, was forced to sell Westin to meet obligations in Japan.

45.   As a result, they are expected to sell assets over the next few years to focus on core businesses.

46.   As an alternative to T-bills, JDS could have bought a company in an allied business that might have offset the decline in its core business.

47.   Areas were the two firms are already strong, like information technology, are likely to become core businesses while consumer electronics may be spun off or dropped.

48.   As overall sales of books online slow, Borders has apparently concluded that it no longer needs to own an Internet store to protect its core business.

49.   At companies for which privacy is the core business, the role of chief privacy officer is especially crucial.

50.   At Sears and Kodak, for example, they pressed the companies to divest divisions unrelated to their core businesses.