51.   BP spokeswoman Cheryl Burnett said the company acted in good faith.

52.   De Beers managing director, Gary Ralfe, said the company acted to reinforce sanctions imposed by the United Nations against Angolan rebels.

53.   Five healthy companies will act as core partners in the mergers, central bank officials said.

54.   His own company acts as a broker for Norwegian industry, lining up their future power supplies.

55.   In choosing to act in this particular manner, the company is acting neither improperly nor incorrectly as far as the law is concerned.

56.   Lopatkiewicz said the companies acted on their own and the NTSB did not ask them to check the tail.

57.   Mustapa said many Malaysian companies today act as subcontractors to large companies in various sectors such as textile, shoes, and the manufacture of semiconductors and durable equipment.

58.   So far, the company had acted as a service provider for two companies by helping them manage hire-purchase loans, Pliu said.

59.   Spokespeople for BMW and Hochtief confirmed Thursday that they would consider such payments, though a BMW spokesman denied his company was acting under pressure.

60.   The company acted as the trading and investment vehicle for the Shenzhen Municipal government in Hong Kong.