61.   Local partners or franchise-holders of foreign firms are typically middlemen who oil cogs and grease palms so that the outsiders can get on with selling their goods.

62.   McClatchy has been seeking local partners, some of whom may be some of the current owners.

63.   Microsoft has been working with local partners and software developers in China to speed up the development of the new operating system.

64.   Mazda and Ford will take an equal share in the joint venture, and they will each have a local partner, according to a press release.

65.   Mazda and Ford will take an equal share in the joint venture, and they will each have a local partner.

66.   MCI has Grupo Financiero Banamex Accival as a local partner.

67.   MGM Grand is considered the strongest candidate among the rest, because of its financial strength and numerous local partners.

68.   Most insurers feel they need a local partner anyway, for its local knowledge and, in some cases, political power.

69.   Now with local partners, the company has paint factories in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

70.   One would be a joint venture in Shenyang in northeastern China with a local partner, First Auto Works, to develop a truck-based vehicle.