Most companies spread the buying of stock over several quarters, or even years.

So the company has spread into new fields to please investors by keeping revenue and earnings growing.

These days many Western companies are spreading the word.

But the development costs of doing that have been high, bearable only if companies could spread them over very large numbers of cars.

In the United States, companies must spread the revenue over the life of the contract.

Some scholars also contend that the nature of trade has changed as companies have spread operations around the globe.

When the discrepancy surpasses 10 percent, the company can spread the amount over the future working life of its employees.

It allows companies to take a single charge against earnings before the first quarter of 1993, or to spread the charges over 20 years.

The company grew from its initial staff of six, and by 1963 had over 1000 employees spread across six factories.

And the company would spread it on the newsnet, even if they hadn't.