41.   IMI yesterday named Director General Rainer Masera to oversee strategic planning, including possible acquisitions or mergers with other banks.

42.   In the meantime, Chrysler is assessing possible acquisitions to take advantage of weak currencies in South Korea and elsewhere.

43.   Instead, the bank has been on the lookout for possible acquisition targets in the Asia-Pacific region.

44.   It is all the better if the stock is cheap and the company has some extra cash in its coffers, ready for a possible acquisition.

45.   It was also a time of frenzied business activity, with many West German firms scouring the east for possible acquisitions.

46.   It plans to use the proceeds for expansion,including working capital, capital expenditures, debt repayment and possible acquisitions.

47.   Keenan also continued to speculate about the possible acquisition of Wayne Gretzky from the Los Angeles Kings.

48.   Like other analysts, Bane had been viewing Pacific Telesis as a possible acquisition candidate.

49.   Mo declined to name the company or reveal details of a possible acquisition.

50.   Monika Brown, director of investor relations, would not comment on possible acquisitions.