1.   And Japanese banks, which are large holders of U.S. assets, cannot afford to cash out their Treasuries.

2.   At least two large holders in the fund, which trades in London, said they want to discuss the proposal further with GT Capital.

3.   -- No longer allow companies that buy back shares from large holders to treat those sales as dividends rather than sales.

4.   But large holders of stocks certainly felt the drop.

5.   Fisher said that there was no suggestion a large holder of Treasury notes was trying to manipulate or squeeze the market.

6.   He added, however, that he would court large institutional holders to support its unsolicited bid to acquire Columbia, a major gas company in the East.

7.   Insurance stocks tend to drop when rates rise because they are large holders of bonds.

8.   It apparently makes it easier for small holders to profit from the deal in ways similar to large holders, for reasons that will be explained.

9.   It frightened away most smaller stockholders, but large holders bet that Columbia could emerge from bankruptcy and do well.

10.   Possibly, creditors could go after the large holders while deeming small ones not worth the effort.