51.   He is reluctant to talk in any detail about Barnesandnoble.com because the company has entered the quiet period after the registration of its public offering.

52.   How will the long-distance companies enter the local phone market?

53.   If attitudes ever change, the major oil companies could enter the re-refining business.

54.   In each case, the larger, more established company was entering the market too late and too slowly to capture much business.

55.   In the case of CarsDirect, the company has entered into marketing agreements with Amazon.com and CarTrackers.com, an online seller of used cars.

56.   Indeed, the decision gives regional Bells more control over how fast, and at what price, long-distance companies can enter the local phone market.

57.   In the oil and gas sector, once wholly state-controlled, foreign companies have entered into more than a score of partnerships.

58.   It is not expected that any American cosmetics companies will enter the fray, Ms. Becker said.

59.   Israel is now talking with Chinese officials to enable Israeli banks to participate in financing ventures and to enable Israeli companies to enter bids for projects.

60.   It has also been used by several industries to predict how consumers would respond to new promotional campaigns or to see what would happen if companies entered new markets.