1.  Instead, particular issues raised by these internal documents will be addressed in separate submissions by the affected companies.

2.  Attempts by Washington to backpedal politically to preserve a strong trustbuster image will put the affected companies at a disadvantage in the world marketplace.

3.  BBN declined to name the affected companies.

4.  But executives of affected companies, including Paolo of Log On America, say their complaints amount to more than sour grapes.

5.  But the trend also means that external events that may have no bearing on the affected companies will continue to rock equities.

6.  First, the government plans to call witnesses from affected companies, some of whom will be reluctant to testify against Microsoft.

7.  In those meetings last week, Intel executives also argued that their actions had not actually harmed Intergraph or the other affected companies in any significant way.

8.  The affected companies include some of the largest and most powerful companies in the industry.

9.  The resolution of the nuclear debt problem has caused shares of the affected companies to rise.

10.  Tracking the new worm and infected Web sites is hard, because affected companies are hesitant to let the public know they have computer security issues.