11.   Notably, the deal raises the thorny question of how providers of high speed internet access over cable systems should be regulated.

12.   On one level, the lawsuit addresses narrow concerns about whether the deal would raise the price of personal finance software.

13.   Robert M. Dutkowsky, GenRad chairman and chief executive, said the companies do not expect the deal to raise antitrust concerns with federal regulators.

14.   Some, like Juanita Purner of Santa Monica, Calif., suspect that the deal will raise prices.

15.   The deal announced Monday raised the question of whether DaimlerChrysler is paying a price for walking away from a deal with Nissan Motor Co. nearly a year ago.

16.   The deal also raised concern among competitors and clients of the two companies.

17.   The deal also raised new uncertainties about plans to remodel the Airbus Industrie civilian airline consortium into a more conventional company.

18.   The deal raised a few eyebrows around the NBA.

19.   The deal raised eyebrows because it is unusual for a design house to buy a retail chain devoted to selling clothes that are not its own.

20.   The deals often raised ethical questions but have not so far been the subject of regulatory action.