111.   Banks selling small loan-backed bonds can offer more credit enhancement to help investors over the hurdle, analysts and investment bankers said.

112.   Become investment bankers and bring home those great bonuses.

113.   Behind the trend of faster resolutions of hostile bids are a number of factors, according to lawyers, investment bankers and academics.

114.   BellSouth was also assisted by Laurence Grafstein, an investment banker who recently left Credit Suisse First Boston to start Gramercy Communications Partners, a telecommunications merchant bank.

115.   Beard predicts that investment bankers later this year will start to bring a few of their strongest prospects to the market.

116.   Besides brokers, one leading investment banker at Smith Barney has been accused of harassment.

117.   Besides worrying about being properly compensated, the investment bankers fear that the restructuring plans will be subject to political interference again.

118.   Besides hiring investment bankers, Mesa also agreed Thursday to set up a data room allowing outsiders to scrutinize its properties.

119.   Besides investment bankers and the utilities themselves, politicians, public utility regulators, the Internal Revenue Service, attorneys and accountants also have a hand in the preparation.

120.   Better sound and pictures are expected to bring more consumers online and Seattle-based Progressive has the edge in providing that technology, investment bankers and analysts said.