1.   The same was true where schools developed a program and then approached companies with a fait accompli.

2.   Various companies have been approached but no buyer has yet been found.

3.   We should be approaching selected companies now, and finding out whether they wish to develop this standard.

4.   Among the difficulties is the uncertainty over how to approach companies with offices in or near ground zero of the terrorist attacks, Day added.

5.   Approach the company in a friendly, professional manner.

6.   As Alvarez says, the trend is becoming so popular, several artists are now approaching game companies.

7.   A decade ago Clark approached the company about managing its bookstore, but Abramoff felt unprepared for such a challenge then.

8.   A spokeswoman for Playboy Enterprises, Laura Sigman, said that Enron had approached her company with a similar pitch.

9.   According to a director at Flightsafety who requested anonymity, Buffett first approached the company about a possible sale last month, and negotiations moved swiftly.

10.   Brioni started providing Boston coach Rick Pitino with clothing last year when Pitino approached the company.