21.  As European companies increasingly embrace the hard-edged opportunism of American companies, they are coolly shifting capital to whichever part of the world offers the biggest prospects for profit.

22.  As in the United States, big European companies have begun to put out warnings about their earnings.

23.  As recently as last spring, many European companies still thought they could dodge the economic downturn in the United States with only minor damage.

24.  At least five other European insurance companies also have been charged with unfairly denying benefits to Holocaust victims and their descendants.

25.  At the same time, European companies realized that they would have to improve profits to draw investors.

26.  Barnett said possible bidders would include Southern Co. of Atlanta, Enron Corp., AES Corp. and large European companies.

27.  Before the euro, European companies raised money primarily by borrowing from banks.

28.  Blackwell said the Pentagon must assure links with European companies are possible by lifting restrictions on foreign companies doing defense business in the U.S.

29.  Boeing and rival European aerospace companies said yesterday they will meet again early next year to re-evaluate the market for a giant, double-decker jumbo jet.

30.  Boeing executives and officials from the European companies decided to call off the study last Friday during an all-day meeting in New York.