1.   Companies are spending millions of dollars to drill for untapped onshore reserves.

2.   Companies spend millions wining and dining their clients.

3.   In mass transit, private bus companies spend considerable sums to influence legislatures, to get and keep their contracts.

4.   In recent years the company has spent a lot of money on new technology.

5.   Member companies spent most of the first year trying to hammer out a mission and a game plan.

6.   The company has spent millions of dollars replacing outdated computer hardware.

7.   Companies spend millions wining and dining clients.

8.   Leading companies spend time and money on honing the skills of senior managers.

9.   The company has spent a lot of money on advertisement.

10.   They spent millions of dollars on advertising.