51.   At the same time, the company is hoping to bolster its Internet service, Sprint Internet Passport, by giving Passport customers a special deal.

52.   Baby Bell companies also hope for a quick decision, but acknowledge it might not come.

53.   Auto companies had hoped for another relaxation of the deadline, but environmentalists said that one more slip could effectively kill the program.

54.   Baker said the company was hoping the union would present a written proposal on Tuesday, when daily negotiations begin as the contract deadline approaches.

55.   Because Jaws is Canadian, the company hopes to attract international buyers eager to avoid the current Clinton administration encryption brouhaha.

56.   Bellcore scientists also have provided the ground rules for high-speed lines, as well as for video-on-demand technology the phone companies hope someday to offer.

57.   Besides merging operations abroad, the two companies also hope to combine some domestic operations, with Dow Jones providing news to CNBC.

58.   Big tobacco companies are hoping the smaller-is-cooler formula will work for them, too.

59.   Both companies are hoping, if all goes well, to cash in on a gold mine of revenues and to gain international prominence.

60.   Both companies hope to make dual airbags standard over the next two years.