71.   This probably helps explain why small bank start-ups have exploded in the last several years as a countertrend to the mergers of the industry giants.

72.   This tension between two industry giants is one more hurdle in the way of passing prescription drug legislation this year.

73.   Those two industry giants recently announced a set of specifications for the design of a low-cost PC that promises to challenge the NC.

74.   TKT has developed a technique for making biotechnology drugs that it says avoids the patents held by industry giants.

75.   What made The Examiner so unappealing to the industry giants with the experience and resources to better the odds?

76.   While many small companies would back down from a threat from an industry giant like Estee Lauder, Marcus is determined to fight it.

77.   With the alliance, the two computer industry giants hope to dictate how personal computers will work in corporate networks into the next century.

78.   Other music industry giants have sued Napster in federal court for copyright infringement and sought to have the service shut down.

79.   Among the companies ordered closed were industry giants Finance One, General Finance and Securities and CMIC Finance and Securities.

80.   Bank stocks moved higher as several industry giants reported strong earnings.