51.   He said they approached multinational companies who have expressed an interest in backing the challenge.

52.   Local yacht companies were approached and agreed to do the job.

53.   One trick sokaiya use is approaching companies to buy advertising space in their magazines that only contain the front and back covers, with blank pages in between.

54.   Preecha said the company had been approached by TelecomAsia with a proposal to provide a voice mail box service to the company.

55.   Raycom Media chief executive John Hayes said the company was approached by Univision.

56.   She said Carat Mediabase will identify a hit list of potential accounts and approach the companies and make impressive presentations.

57.   Shell said Nwiido demanded ransom for the truck stolen from Cooper Cameron but did not approach the company directly.

58.   Steed has indicated that if the sponsors decline his invitation to buy in on the carts-kiosks program, he would approach other companies, including their competitors.

59.   Suwat said the government favors finding local or foreign partners interested in investment with the government in a joint venture, but no company has been approached yet.

60.   United News said potential buyers have approached the company, but that none has submitted a detailed offer for the Express papers.