41.   It was his disastrous decision to merge with Dresser Industries, a company whose huge asbestos liabilities were somehow minimized during the due diligence that was his responsibility.

42.   Last March, Credit Suisse First Boston backed out of the bidding for Budapest Bank after its due diligence showed substantial cost-cutting would be needed.

43.   Let us do the due diligence.

44.   LIN officials said they received the bid yesterday and that due diligence could take one to two weeks.

45.   Mark S. Lynch, chief financial officer of MicroStrategy, said the company had done a due diligence review of Promethean and that he was comfortable with the deal.

46.   Months of planning, of due diligence, of negotiations, went down the drain.

47.   Mr. Jordan then did what I think is best called due diligence.

48.   Mom and Dad can sit down with junior and watch the shows with them, exhibiting any and all due diligence.

49.   Nevertheless, one of the greatest difficulties facing a hostile bidder is the lack of due diligence that can be completed prior to and during the bidding process.

50.   New Image stock fell in mid-September, on very heavy volume, as rumors circulated of problems in due diligence.