1.   The charge will cover various costs from the merger, including excess inventory and severance costs.

2.   Analysts say it could then take an additional charge to cover costs, mainly severance, related to the job cuts.

3.   At the time, company officials said they were confident the charge would cover all costs associated with the debacle.

4.   Because of accounting procedures that require such lenders to estimate future gains on loans, they often find themselves taking charges to cover poor guesses.

5.   BFI said the charges cover the sale of its Italian and other businesses and writing down the value of its investment in an Azusa, California, landfill.

6.   Columbia said it will take a charge to cover internal efforts to resolve a government Medicare billing probe, as well as a reorganization that took effect yesterday.

7.   Engelhard Corp. said it may reorganize a French joint venture and two U.S. businesses, and will probably take unspecified fourth-quarter charges to cover the cost.

8.   H-P said the charge will cover severance packages as well as inventory and asset writeoffs.

9.   In addition, AOL is reorganizing its operations and will take an undisclosed third-quarter charge to cover restructuring costs.

10.   It plans to take a fiscal second-quarter charge to cover costs associated with the unit.