1.   But can a giant bank prosper without growing?

2.   But giant banks should stand on their own and engage in soul-searching about their past deeds and start afresh rather than sit back idly watching the process of reform.

3.   But the giant new bank is now having intense heartburn because of its problems in Russia and Asia and its disastrous involvement with Long-Term Capital.

4.   Chase Capital is a subsidiary of Chase Manhattan Corp., the giant bank holding company.

5.   Early this year, Credit Suisse First Boston hired the entire technology banking team away from Deutsche Bank, the giant German bank.

6.   Facing substantial loan losses in Asia as well as some other problems, the giant German bank announced plans to restructure in January.

7.   Giant banks of them in dark gray, broken by lightning, are piled up to the south, threatening imminent rain.

8.   If a giant bank from somewhere consolidates the rest of New England, will there sitll be a need for community banking.

9.   Indeed, some are not altogether surprised that two giant banks that pride themselves on being smart lenders did not seem to see the Enron debacle coming.

10.   ING, the giant Dutch bank, acquired Barings Bank, with its money management arm considered the crown jewel of the deal.