21.  Therefore, they assert, withdrawing to the sidelines to wait it out may gravely harm companies dependent on the sales stimulation that ads can provide.

22.  This has raised the cost of exports and generated losses at companies dependent on export earnings.

23.  While Amoco sees more potential in deep water and overseas, regional oil companies dependent with lower cost operations could run them more profitably.

24.  While exporters such as automobile companies have been able to keep factories running efficiently with overseas demand strong, other companies more dependent on domestic sales have suffered.

25.  While export shares gained, stocks of companies more dependent on the domestic economy were mostly little changed.

26.  Work and study permits for EU citizens in Switzerland and for the Swiss in the EU are also tough to obtain by a company dependent on well-trained employees.

27.  As a result, companies highly dependent on loans were forced to close down.

28.  The measures also apply to service companies dependent on the airline industry.

29.  Tokyo investors bought shares of companies heavily dependent on exports, betting the weaker yen would help stoke profit growth at big auto and electronics manufacturers.