    ———$—————————_—_—_—  Sentence 1: The companies uniformly, declined: to,   give, specific :numbers..on custottier turnover, ,   saying they will reledse thesé figuires only wher   they fee soverall Re peifermance. at   year-end.    Sentence 2: The companies, however declined to,  lve; specifics. on customer turnover , saying. they.  would release figiires. only when, they report their  overall company peiformance..