51.   Or that Internet companies were forced into a round of belt-tightening, layoffs and, in the case of online retailers like Boo.com and Toysmart.com, into bankruptcy.

52.   Pingree was instrumental in passing the Maine Rx law, which tries to force companies into price negotiations with the state.

53.   Poor farmers blamed not only the owners of the mills for not paying them but also the government for not forcing the companies to pay.

54.   Paul E. Steiger, managing editor of The Wall Street Journal, said in a statement that the article did not force the company out of business.

55.   Prosecutors filed obstruction of justice charges against a former Texaco Inc. executive who voluntarily turned over recordings that helped force the company to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit.

56.   Restrictions on the construction of new supermarkets in France have forced companies to buy competitors or expand abroad to grow.

57.   Restrictions on the construction of supermarkets in France have forced companies to buy competitors or expand abroad to grow.

58.   Rising labor costs may force companies to boost prices of their goods.

59.   She has condemned proposals to raise the federal minimum wage, saying such a step would reduce jobs and force many companies out of business.

60.   Some analysts say companies will be forced into mergers.