1.   Connect the companies that announced deals.

2.   The deal was announced with much fanfare.

3.   During the visit a number of Italian companies, including Fiat and ENI, announced commercial deals with Soviet counterparts.

4.   Although the deal was announced previously, today was the first time Softbank revealed the price it has agreed to pay.

5.   Although the deal was announced after the stock market closed, some investors may have traded on advance knowledge.

6.   Although the deal was announced after the market closed, shares of both stocks climbed steadily throughout the day before they were halted in afternoon trading.

7.   America Online has already announced several deals with phone companies to offer its own high-speed access in some regions.

8.   An avid fisherman, Mills was casting off the coast of Costa Rica the day the deal was announced.

9.   Analysts say Mannesmann paid a huge premium for Orange, and unhappy investors pushed down Mannesmann shares after Esser announced the deal last month.

10.   And Lazio himself made no mention of the exception in the course of a fairly detailed news conference he gave announcing the deal with Clinton two weeks ago.