1.   It was rumoured that Apple would be sold to Sun Microsystems, but that deal never materialized.

2.   But no deal materialized.

3.   But the Mets do think they can get by until Hundley comes back if no deal materializes.

4.   If a deal materializes it may be months away, and it would require regulatory and antitrust reviews.

5.   Last year, trade press reports had Worldspan on the verge of a merger with Europe-based rival Amadeus, but the deal never materialized.

6.   Neither deal materialized.

7.   Smiley and Carey, one executive said, were discussing Sports Channel Florida, which is for sale, when the baseball deal materialized into its present form.

8.   So far, no deal has materialized and federal appraisers have said the untapped Big Cypress oil is worth far less than the Colliers say.

9.   That deal did not materialize.

10.   The deal never materialized, and the defendant was eventually found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.