81.   Even after Compaq Computer Corp. and other top-tier manufacturers slashed prices and went head-to-head with the cheapest clones AST clung to a premium-based business model.

82.   Even so, many retailers resist the temptation to slash prices and say they hope for better sales.

83.   Even so, they decided not to slash prices on new merchandise in order to preserve profits, Fischer said.

84.   Even the industry leader, Compaq Computer, is now having to slash prices to hang on to market share.

85.   Faced with a crush of new competitors after decades as protected monopolies, many companies are losing market share and slashing prices.

86.   Fidelity Investments Monday slashed the price of electronic trading for discount brokerage customers, the third such price cut in the past five months.

87.   Five months later, Philip Morris slashed Marlboro prices, and said it would forgo price increases for a while to regain business.

88.   Faced with a PR nightmare a few months ago, the companies that make patented AIDS drugs slashed their prices in Africa.

89.   Food companies, reacting to consumer complaints, started to slash prices on breakfast cereals more than a year ago.

90.   France Telecom aims to offset the impact of slashing its prices with increased traffic volume over its network.