1.   Failure to give you a fair deal in this respect is likely to expose a company to legal attack.

2.   The directors, however, could argue that to do so would expose the company to adverse publicity.

3.   Although all publicly traded firms feel pressure from their shareholders to show healthy returns, Internet companies are particularly exposed to the equity markets.

4.   And reports have described a company where insiders have reaped enormous gains while exposing the company to risk.

5.   Business advocacy groups say they would advise members to eliminate health coverage rather than expose the company to the resulting litigation risk.

6.   But with or without Chile in NAFTA, Washington companies are already exposed to southern competition.

7.   Companies worry employees may be wasting time browsing for porn, or worse, exposing the company to sexual harassment lawsuits or worse.

8.   Forestry companies are exposed to a weaker dollar because pulp, their benchmark product, is priced in the U.S. currency.

9.   Goldstone said last week that an immediate spinoff would be irresponsible, exposing the company to dire legal liabilities, lowered credit ratings and the prospect of court injunctions.

10.   Her comments generate a broad range of dissatisfaction, distress and insecurity, and they expose the company to a number of claims as well.