51.   Similarly, Ms. Alter went into matrimonial law because no firm would take her on as a corporate attorney.

52.   Soon afterward, the firm took the next step, asking Volcker to recommend top-to-bottom changes in the way the firm conducted business.

53.   Sometimes, he said, the firm takes itself too seriously.

54.   Some Valley firms have taken significant steps to try and recruit more minority employees, and have become more sensitive to the diversity of their customers.

55.   The Commission statement said the two firms had taken positions far in excess of exchange limits and failed to back them with sufficient cash deposits.

56.   The cost of pro bono work can be small when compared with what major firms take in.

57.   The firm is also taking on highly visible cases that do not involve suspected securities fraud.

58.   The firms also took steps to highlight their investment banking relationships with the companies they follow.

59.   The firm even has taken a pause to answer its critics.

60.   The firm took a public relations bath.