41.  In past years, the union has held the first ratification vote before intensifying talks a second company.

42.  Intel is the second company in the nation and the first large company to reach an agreement under Project XL.

43.  It was even more unpleasant at his second company, Mitrol, which developed database management software.

44.  It was the second chip company to provide an unanticipated bit of good news about earnings, a possible sign of a rebound in the chip industry.

45.  It was the second company in as many days to warn of credit card problems.

46.  It was the second German company after Daimler-Benz AG to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

47.  It would be the second Indian company after software maker Infosys Technologies Ltd. to raise its ceiling.

48.  Krispy Kreme was the second company to sell its initial offering for more than expected.

49.  Lam is the second Silicon Valley company to announce major cutbacks resulting from the Asian financial crisis.

50.  Like many second companies, it is intended to feed into the main company.