51.  It was filed by David Boies, who was hired by the Justice Department under the Clinton administration to help with its Microsoft antitrust action.

52.  Microsoft Corp., which last summer settled a lawsuit accusing it of monopolistic practices, faces another federal antitrust action.

53.  Other important government antitrust actions, such as a lawsuit against IBM, dragged on for more than a decade.

54.  The antitrust actions will force governments to consider curbing the power of a shrinking number of giant agribusiness companies, Rifkin predicted Monday.

55.  The major studios, suffering the onslaught of television and the loss of their theaters because of antitrust action, withdrew their financial support of the awards.

56.  Those major producers also are concerned about antitrust action that might be taken by a Gore administration as the industry continues to consolidate, he said.

57.  But first they need the US Department of Transportation to grant immunity from antitrust action, which otherwise might be taken against such business cooperation.

58.  The airlines need the DOT to grant immunity from antitrust action, which otherwise might be taken against such business cooperation.

59.  The airlines needed the Department of Transportation to grant immunity from antitrust action, which otherwise might be taken against such business cooperation.