1.   Already, the idea has been pitched to dozens of companies and investor groups, they said.

2.   An investor group has acquired the partnership that owns the residential project, which now consists of an abandoned structure and a toppled sign.

3.   An investor group including Joseph Salvanoi has tentatively agreed to buy an unspecified equity interest in Boston Group.

4.   AMF is controlled by an investor group led by investment bank Goldman Sachs.

5.   An Envirodyne investor group last month urged the company to distribute the potential proceeds of the lawsuit to shareholders.

6.   Among those watching with great interest are members of a highly motivated investor group in northern Virginia who might try to lure the Mariners away.

7.   And government approval would probably help any investor group overcome eventual obstacles.

8.   An investor group led by George Soros had asked the board to break the company into pieces even before hiring a new chief executive.

9.   An investor group that includes a Russian airline proposed an alliance to shore up struggling Trans World Airlines Inc., a spokesman for the investors said.

10.   Another investor group could emerge with a more attractive proposal.