1.   Big companies usually aim to expand outside national boundaries.

2.   Insurance companies aim to plug the gap.

3.   The company aims to be more tuned in to customer needs.

4.   The company aims to select people of outstanding ability.

5.   The company is aiming for three generations of products over the next few years.

6.   The company aims to lure smokers back to cigarettes.

7.   The company aims to reach a more downscale market with its new stores.

8.   Most bought-out companies aim to return to the stockmarket within five years or less.

9.   In summary, Whitbread plc recognises the value of retaining its employees and therefore the company aims to develop from within.

10.   The company aims to be operational in its new building by June.