21.  For Redwood City, California-based At Home, the agreement goes a long way to making the fledgling company the industry leader.

22.  For years, venture capital firms have lavished management attention as well as dollars on their fledgling companies.

23.  If the angels do invest, said Solomont, the fledgling company will be a better bet to succeed.

24.  I tested a prototype unit built by WebTV Networks Inc., the fledgling company in Palo Alto, Calif., that invented it.

25.  In the meantime, there is clearly a strong affinity between the fledgling Internet companies and the independents who have made Sundance their own over the years.

26.  In New York City, a business incubator to house fledgling companies is being set up at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn.

27.  In truth, the investor in fledgling companies is in much the same position as a scout trying to assess the prospects of young pitchers.

28.  Investors in fledgling companies contend that New York academics are less inclined to seize commercial opportunities than their peers elsewhere are.

29.  It seemed ideal for fledgling Internet companies that needed business and could benefit from sharing experiences with other Web ventures along a steep digital learning curve.

30.  It made a big impression on fashion designer Stella Carakasi when the Boutrous brothers asked her to join their fledgling manufacturing company and design clothing made of hemp.