1.   They collected the garbage like their jobs depended on it, cheaper and better.

2.   As Bruce Bradley, director of access services at the Linda Hall Library turns one page, he handles it as if his job depended on it.

3.   Beyond that, other jobs will depend largely on various political and world forces.

4.   Fiorina has pinned her reputation to the Compaq deal, and her job may well depend on its success.

5.   Green put his pitchers on notice that all of them, except for Jason Isringhausen, need to start performing as if their jobs depended on it.

6.   He sat one of his hottest hitters and his best defensive outfielder, though his job might depend on the outcome of the next seven weeks.

7.   His job depends on winning football games, and the more seclusion he can get, the better he likes it.

8.   Likewise, watch for how the company itself is planning to exit, because your job depends on it.

9.   Now, his job depends on winning.

10.   Perhaps the companies that can best navigate these obstacles are those in trouble so deep that employees know their jobs depend on turning things upside down.