71.  American companies have strongly supported a deal, which would presumably help them gain easier access to markets worldwide.

72.  American companies like IBM, Microsoft and Cisco Systems are actively promoting electronic commerce among their European customers.

73.  American companies might well take note of the high standard that informed the beautifully disciplined corps, their lyrical flow and Bolshoi-style projection.

74.  American companies spent a good part of the day trying to make contact with their employees, and get an initial reading on damage to plants and equipment.

75.  American companies were already barred from importing Iranian oil.

76.  American companies will be allowed to bid on the Iraqi oil contracts, said Edward Gnehm Jr., the U.S. deputy representative to the United Nations.

77.  American companies will be given access to Chinese markets to build cleaner power plants, more efficient automobiles and rural power stations.

78.  American companies will have to spend billions of dollars in coming years to decontaminate the most polluted Superfund sites.

79.  American companies with business ventures in China have long called for permanent MFN for China.

80.  American companies with business ventures in China will continue to push for permanent MFN for China, a process that could take years to work through Congress.