But a Penguin spokeswoman said yesterday afternoon that the company had reconsidered and decided to extend the benefits through the end of the year.

To compound William's problems, other major companies represented by Lester's were reconsidering future comrnitments.

He aims to make spamming less profitable and to cause companies to reconsider their decision to market products through spam.

It was feared that several companies and a restaurant chain were reconsidering their choice of Charlotte as a new location.

Most dividend-paying companies reconsider their dividends annually, often around the end of the year.

Many companies rarely reconsiders profits and expenses during the project's completion.

The health agencies protested and the company is reconsidering, Mr. Aumonier said.

It would be naive to think that the company will reconsider its mission on the basis of a single contemporary hit.

A WorldCom bankruptcy is also likely to encourage some major companies to reconsider the technology they rely on.

Diplomats said that several foreign companies had delayed or reconsidered their investments until the resolution of Enron's problems.