61.  Concert also will be better equipped to compete for business with large multinational companies, analysts said.

62.  Concert also will be better able to compete for business with large multinational companies, analysts said.

63.  Coke derives most of its fortunes from overseas, where economic crises have ravaged the earnings of many American multinational companies.

64.  Critics fear that any attempt to dictate laws or regulations in those areas would intrude on sovereignty of nations and give a big advantage to large multinational companies.

65.  Drug issues were also lower, apparently because of worries that a stronger dollar would narrow foreign profits for multinational pharmaceutical companies.

66.  Drug stocks dropped amid concern the stronger dollar will crimp overseas profits for multinational pharmaceutical companies.

67.  Dutch stocks rose as a stronger dollar and better performances by Asian and U.S. indexes helped lift multinational companies such as Philips Electronics NV.

68.  Earnings reports due next week will show how much damage Asia has done to large multinational companies.

69.  Earnings reports due next week will show how much damage Asia has done to the bottom lines of large multinational companies.

70.  Ebbers followed that by saying he hopes BT and MCI will continue their Concert joint venture to provide global phone service to multinational companies.