41.   The company has been named by the press as a possible bidder in several expected takeovers.

42.   The government said the large price tag for a minority stake in a money-losing operation kept the universe of possible bidders small.

43.   The high prices being paid for New England plants are scaring away some possible bidders, analysts said.

44.   The need to grow abroad is one reason that MCA had been rumored as a possible bidder for the music business of Thorn EMI of Britain.

45.   The number of possible bidders has grown from two to six.

46.   The possible bidders include Household International Inc., General Electric Co., Chase Manhattan Corp., Banc One Corp. and Citicorp, analysts said.

47.   The reference was to Walt Disney Co., which has been widely rumored as a possible bidder for CBS.

48.   The same factors might constrain any other possible bidders.

49.   The Red Sox declined to identify any possible bidders.

50.   The ruling opens the door to not just SunTrust Banks, but other possible bidders.