81.   But loans to larger companies are dropping.

82.   But larger companies that have sponsored skiers and skaters are conspicuously absent.

83.   But many larger companies, empowered by the sheer volume of gas they purchase, have been able to negotiate special rates.

84.   But larger companies have also been put on the block as their founders and controlling shareholders near retirement age.

85.   But larger companies that already offer limited mental health coverage would have to increase benefits to the same level as that for other medical and surgical treatment.

86.   But some larger companies, he added, have also begun to look at the Fringe as a place to present work in its early stages.

87.   But some worried that too many start-ups would be folded into larger companies.

88.   But that changed as larger companies, particularly technology concerns, went public with Nasdaq listings and stayed put.

89.   But there is no guarantee that a larger company would produce superior weapons at fair prices.

90.   But to compete with behemoths Time Warner, Disney, MCA and Fox, MGM will have to join forces with a larger company, insiders say.