51.   Britannia sold its stake in Tadpole last year.

52.   But EMC declined to buy a piece of the younger company late last year, after which StorageNetworks sold stakes to other hardware makers instead.

53.   But it sold a stake last summer to Roger Penske, who controls two big dealership chains, the United Auto Group and Penske Automotive.

54.   But he stressed that he was not planning to sell his stake in DC Air any time soon.

55.   But Neff said he did not regret selling the stake in Chase Manhattan shares that he started buying nearly three years ago.

56.   But Mitsubishi put pressure on them to contribute more, considering they had sold their stake at the top of the real estate market, reaping enormous profits.

57.   But the German government has refused to limit its voting rights and refused to spell out a particular timetable for selling its stake.

58.   But Time Warner cannot just sell its stake.

59.   But, he said, these dealerships tend to perform worse than the truly independent dealerships, and Nissan might sell its stakes if anyone wanted them.

60.   Chairman Rupert Murdoch said two weeks ago that the company had no intention of selling its stake.