1.   As Bell Atlantic seeks approval of its pending merger with GTE Corp., it seems likely that Bell Atlantic will have to agree to similar conditions.

2.   Because of the pending merger, Boeing dropped its annual employment forecast, which is traditionally announced in February.

3.   Biomatrix and Genzyme declined to comment for this article, citing their pending merger.

4.   A GE spokesman, Gary Sheffer, said the moves would have been made even without the pending Honeywell merger.

5.   According to the SEC, Larrabee knew about the pending merger in advance because his law firm represented Bank of Boston in the deal.

6.   After consulting with their auditors, however, the company decided to realize the benefit after the completion of its pending merger with Health Systems International Inc.

7.   But new uncertainties could undermine dozens of pending mergers and acquisitions and countless other financial transactions, lawyers and investment bankers said.

8.   But the Royal Bank is a leader in consolidating and has a pending merger with the Bank of Montreal.

9.   But Time Warner backed out of the deal after European regulators threatened to cancel its pending merger with AOL.

10.   But they are having a hard time living up to their own rhetoric when it comes to the pending merger of America Online with Time Warner Inc.