11.  Fund management companies worldwide were boosted after the news.

12.  He also was responsible for turning Tonka into a worldwide company, establishing marketing and production outlets in Asia, Europe and elsewhere.

13.  He had a challenging and demanding job with a worldwide company and he was enjoying the private sector.

14.  Hundreds of companies worldwide are developing such Web-based features as audio, video, interactive chat sessions, multiplayer games and secure electronic commerce.

15.  In the past three years, pharmaceutical companies worldwide have been highly active in mergers and acquisitions.

16.  Like multinational companies worldwide, these companies realize that to be truly global, they must be local everywhere.

17.  Minorco is a worldwide mining company with operations in Europe, North and South America.

18.  Southwest on Thursday became the latest among the growing legions of companies worldwide to set up shop on the InterNet.

19.  The ardor among companies worldwide to acquire one another grew to unprecedented levels.

20.  The credit card companies are betting that other credit companies worldwide will adopt the bank card standard.