1.   But Hewlett-Packard and Compaq clearly have a tough fight on their hands in a campaign to woo shareholders that could run for a few months.

2.   But the company has had its problems wooing shareholders recently.

3.   First Union and SunTrust have waged public campaigns, including full-page newspaper advertisements, phone banks and meetings, to woo Wachovia shareholders.

4.   However, the company was wooing the shareholders privately to get the measure lifted.

5.   Western said it will continue to woo ADT shareholders to accept its offer to acquire the largest provider of electronic security systems in the U.S.

6.   But Daimler pulled out all its cards to woo shareholders, including the sports figures it has under contract.

7.   It has been going on for weeks, with Visx and Icahn trying to woo shareholders through a flurry of competing press releases.

8.   The fight has been going on for weeks, with Visx and Icahn trying to woo shareholders through a flurry of competing press releases.

9.   They have each spent millions in media campaigns trying to woo shareholders.