Without such incentives, he says, pharmaceutical companies will steer clear of cash-strapped countries where patent rights are weakly enforced.

The company also makes seat belts and steering wheels.

Chown said he had seen many companies steer clear of baseball players because of that sport's problem with performance-enhancing drugs.

Certainly, the latest technology is helping companies keep closer tabs on their employees' travels and steer them out of harm's way.

My only company that day was a dozen steers that had grazed their way below the park boundary.

More often than not, the company will steer the customer into a new calling plan rather than breaking the contract.

Some newly formed companies are deliberately steering clear of genetic engineering.

Opponents also predict that companies will steer overtime work to those who choose comp time.

In fact, the companies have carefully steered clear of ingredients, dosages or claims that could raise a red flag to regulators.

The company created Clinique in 1968 to dominate the cosmetic industry and steered away from traditional products.