1.   The government therefore turned to multinational companies as potential suitors for Rover.

2.   Although First Fidelity held talks with other potential suitors, First Union made the only offer, Terracciano said.

3.   An early scene shows Philippe attending a quadroon ball, where young women of color are shown off to potential rich white suitors.

4.   Analysts considered Homestake Mining of San Francisco, to be a potential suitor.

5.   Analysts said other potential suitors for U.K. electricity companies include Houston Industries of the U.S., Veba AG of Germany, and Spanish utility Endesa.

6.   Analysts say potential suitors range from health maintenance organizations to indemnity insurers to big drug companies.

7.   Analysts said it is likely that it took potential suitors this long to complete their own research on Goldwyn, and they probably were hoping for a bargain.

8.   And all three potential suitors hope to gain economies of scale with vendors among their many stores.

9.   And San Jose and Anaheim have also been rumored to be potential suitors.

10.   Andersen has been in contact with potential suitors since January when the depth of its problems with former audit client Enron started to grow.