31.  Under his direction, Tonka, based in Minnesota, became a worldwide company.

32.  Among its many players, the pain wars pit Merck, the largest drug company worldwide in terms of sale, against the fastest growing company, Pfizer.

33.  Arena said the lower price per customer was in line with declines other mobile phone companies worldwide were experiencing.

34.  Daimler-Benz is a worldwide company with activity in automobiles, commercial vehicles, air and space technology as well as services.

35.  He said he met her while in Hong Kong for a Danish worldwide shipping company.

36.  KaZaA appealed the ruling, arguing that a Dutch court would not have jurisdiction to shut down the entire worldwide operating company.

37.  Kotaite noted that airline companies worldwide already were dealing with a global economic slowdown before the terrorist attacks that curtailed air travel in North America.

38.  More than a dozen companies worldwide are working to develop three-dimensional systems.

39.  Some water losses are said to be unavoidable for most water companies worldwide because the product evaporates on its way to consumers.

40.  The changes are intended to build a stronger and more diverse worldwide company, Alticor chairman Steve Van Andel and president Dick DeVos said at a news conference.