1.   A Schwab spokesman said the company was pleased by the upgrade.

2.   FedEx Chairman Frederick Smith said the company was pleased by the agreement.

3.   Microsoft spokeswoman Erin Carney said the company was pleased by the decision.

4.   Search firms will do everything they can to please a company to win repeat business.

5.   Some residents have blamed Pfizer, saying the city is trying to please the company by moving working-class people out of the Fort Trumbull neighborhood.

6.   You have to keep those numbers up to keep the record company pleased.

7.   But U.S. toy companies were pleased by the initiative because it means easier access for their products in many lucrative Asian markets.

8.   Scuba diving companies were pleased by the decision, since the increase in ship traffic over the site has made it difficult to organize excursions.

9.   Taiwan relaxed restrictions on trade with rival China on Wednesday, a historic move expected to please Taiwanese companies anxious for a bigger piece of the Chinese market.

10.   The software company was pleased with the order reversing the breakup, but filed its appeal Tuesday addressing the antitrust violations.