11.  Call Hyundai, for now at least, since sharks may someday circle, the little company that could.

12.  From the start, the little company has raised eyebrows.

13.  He said his little company sold thousands of those watches.

14.  In Mexico, credit is scarce for midsize companies and not there at all for little companies.

15.  It was a good little company.

16.  Kia, the little South Korean car company that was bought by Hyundai last year, showed off a wagon version of its new Rio subcompact in Detroit.

17.  Mr. Packard and Hewlett had complementary talents, with Mr. Packard supplying the people skills and Hewlett the technical judgment that set the little company on its way.

18.  Numerous little companies with offbeat, cost-cutting designs are competing for a share of the business.

19.  One of the things that separates big companies from little companies is that big companies often have assistants to answer calls and forward messages.

20.  Passion Press is an eclectic little company with five employees handling everything from hiring readers to recording, editing, marketing and shipping.