41.   Instead, he said, it appears to be a tax shelter with a legitimate business purpose.

42.   It is not the actual layoff that caused these problems, as many companies implement layoffs for any number of legitimate business reasons.

43.   Kessler said that such incidents may make people wonder whether other foods sold through legitimate businesses are also fake.

44.   Lefkowitz said the East Coast Ticket Brokers Association was created in part to explain to legislators and the public that ticket brokers were legitimate small businesses.

45.   Lowe says that governments are becoming more determined to tackle counterfeiting, which legitimate businesses say destroys confidence in branded products, costs money and jobs.

46.   Luethke denied on Monday that he ever sought to extort money, and contended that his discussions with the firm were attempts to work out a legitimate business contract.

47.   Legitimate businesses are reluctant to invest.

48.   Many consolidators operate legitimate businesses, but it is difficult for consumers to tell by looking at the small ads the companies place in newspaper travel sections.

49.   Members of the group blended into Kenyan society, opening legitimate businesses that sold fish and dealt in diamonds, and operating an Islamic charity.

50.   Miguel Rodriguez and his brother, Gilberto, in particular, also went to great lengths to set up their children and other relatives in legitimate business.