1.   An increasingly popular practice is to apply for refugee status, and then disappear during the one year review period.

2.   At that time, the companies indefinitely postponed the antitrust review period to give the FTC staff a chance to review the agreement.

3.   Board members are taking great pains not to tip their hands during the review period, fearful of allegations that the selection is rigged in advance.

4.   But that was after seven extensions of the antitrust review period, and it was too late.

5.   But the review period ended without a word of debate in the House or Senate.

6.   Federated Department Stores Inc., Cincinnati, said the antitrust review waiting period had expired for its proposed acquisition of Broadway Stores Inc., Los Angeles.

7.   If E-Trade runs afoul of its rules, the agency has threatened to extend the review period for a full year, the source noted.

8.   If the government has antitrust concerns, the review period can be extended.

9.   Most observers, including airline executives, expect the Justice Department to extend the review period.

10.   No action will be taken against the automaker during the review period, which could take up to four months.