1.  As a result, he said the publishing company would consider joint ventures with "suitable partners" in a bid to increase returns from its investments.

2.  Arington said the company is considering its scientific, regulatory and legal options after the FDA's decision.

3.  Down the road, he said, the company will consider adding wireless service to the offering.

4.  DuPree also said that the company will consider changing its name after it sells its Applebee's restaurants.

5.  During the 45-minute calls, doctors that the company considers experts on Synagis give advice on the treatment.

6.  Earlier in the 1990s, the company considered construction of an office tower as high as 48 stories.

7.  Earlier this year trade publication Multichannel News quoted Siegel as saying the company was not considering selling WCW.

8.  E-Trade spokeswoman Kim Shepherd said the company is considering improving its computer systems in the wake of this week's heavy trading.

9.  Even companies considered Microsoft competitors, or whose chief executives are compared to Microsoft's Bill Gates, are here also.

10.  Even so, Dornemann said the company is considering selling shares in BMG as a separate unit.