1.   A takeover of Duracell would be the largest acquisition ever by Gillette, which has grown from a maker of razors and blades to a diversified household products company.

2.   But this would be by far its largest acquisition.

3.   Carpenter expects to complete the transaction, its largest acquisition, by early March.

4.   Compaq Computer Corp. pulled off the largest acquisition in computer history Monday, buying Digital Equipment Corp. and vaulting Compaq into the top tier of technology companies.

5.   Duracell would be the largest acquisition ever by Gillette, which also makes Paper Mate pens and Oral-B dental care products.

6.   If completed, it would be the largest acquisition ever.

7.   If completed, it would be the largest U.S. acquisition ever.

8.   If approved, it would be the largest acquisition in Spanish-language media history in the United States.

9.   If it does pay that much, this would be largest corporate acquisition to date in Japan.

10.   It is the largest acquisition in the history of the computer industry.