21.   Analysts said shareholders should know whether the company will be sold within the next two months, the paper reported.

22.   And only months ago Houston lost the headquarters of American General as the company was sold to American International Group.

23.   And they are no longer just for chief executives who sell their companies as they head for the exit with a golden parachute.

24.   And they plan on selling other companies Internet access services, which will also improve operating margins.

25.   Anyone who sold a company to one of these former high-fliers now had a piece of paper with very little value.

26.   Another money management firm, Columbia Management Co., of Portland, Oregon, is evaluating whether it makes sense to sell the company.

27.   As the owner nears retirement age, an ESOP offers an attractive way for him or her to cash out by selling the company to employees.

28.   At the same time, the companies they sell to are going to be spending less, because they will not have the money.

29.   At the same time, the executives who run money management firms are interested in selling their companies because they can demand high prices, Berlinski said.

30.   Because Bulgaria has been slow in selling state companies, even the new private banks must lend to them, regardless of their creditworthiness -- or lack of it.