1.   Banks have maintained a healthy middle-market lending presence but increasingly those companies also are tapping the securities markets.

2.   Baskin said the company has tapped officials in Ohio, Indiana and Georgia to supply workers with help as they lose their jobs.

3.   Besides low rates, companies are tapping into demand from money managers hungry for new investments.

4.   Additionally, foreign companies usually tap the U.S. bond market using private placements.

5.   Both companies are tapping technology to give them the cash control and accountability unprecedented in the coin-operated laundry business.

6.   By contrast, foreign companies are tapping the U.S. for funds to finance their growth.

7.   Cosmetic companies have tapped various trends for gala looks.

8.   Data warehouses are computer database systems that let companies tap large stores of information and get quick answers to complex questions about their business.

9.   Elsewhere, two lower-rated companies tapped the junk bond market with bond sales.

10.   Foreign companies are tapping the U.S. for funds to finance their growth.