61.   Limo companies have felt the loss, as have waiters and bartenders hired by the job.

62.   Machine orders signal how companies feel about their business prospects six months ahead.

63.   Many companies feel they must act today rather than tomorrow.

64.   Many German companies feel that they are coming under unreasonable pressure over what they portray as a moral gesture that is being made without any legal obligation.

65.   Most companies feel that if they are going to go to the trouble of putting on something different, then they want to do a premiere.

66.   Myles Davis, a music industry analyst at Morgan Stanley in New York, said the recording companies feel besieged.

67.   Nevertheless, Quarls said that companies still felt pressure to strengthen some of their businesses since the mergers had left competitors better able to cut costs.

68.   North American companies may feel the heat.

69.   Nowadays, companies setting records feel the need to demonstrate to shareholders and would-be buyers of their stock that concern for stringent productivity cuts overrides present-day accomplishments.

70.   No wonder, analysts say, companies feel compelled to take drastic action.