81.   Not long ago, agents at a leading insurance company used their close relationships with customers to accomplish the extremely delicate work of soliciting referrals.

82.   Officials at Netscape, Yahoo and other leading Internet companies said they would seriously consider joining such an organization.

83.   Other leading companies declined as higher bond yields attracted investors away from equities.

84.   Other leading companies, including Cia. de Telecomunicaciones de Chile SA, or CTC, fell as high bond yields drew Chilean investors away from stocks.

85.   Policies at IBM, General Motors and other leading companies reflect this thinking.

86.   Pulp and paper company Celulosa Argentina SA was the biggest loser among leading companies after it denied on Friday talk that it might be taken over.

87.   Several investment analysts recently downgraded the stocks of leading refining companies because they have produced so much gasoline recently, possibly sending prices south by midsummer.

88.   Since last Wednesday, better-than-expected earnings from International Business Machines Corp., Caterpillar, Chrysler Corp. and other leading companies had buoyed stock prices.

89.   Some leading companies went ex-dividend, with shareholders losing their right to the next dividend payment as of today.

90.   Some leading company like Oracle will announce their stock has collapsed.