91.   Metal atoms like zinc and aluminum are often present in trace amounts in such clouds.

92.   Mexicans invested huge amounts in their truck fleet only to see continuing obstacles.

93.   Meanwhile, companies are continuing to invest record amounts in technologies and systems to increase their productive capacity.

94.   Mediobanca is being forced to buy the stake by Consob, the stock market regulator, after it secretly bought a similar amount in October.

95.   Mellon Bank Corp. agreed to buy United Bankshares Inc., a closely held bank focused on the Miami area, for an undisclosed amount in stock and cash.

96.   Most retailers make the sites generate a certain amount in referral commissions.

97.   National City Corp. agreed to acquire American Mortgage Source Inc., a company that makes home loans to people with weak credit, for an undisclosed amount in cash.

98.   Nestle acquired Schoeller, an ice cream business in Germany, for an undisclosed amount in February.

99.   Most of the bankers at the conference will focus their energies on making contacts with the countries expected to be borrowing large amounts in coming years.

100.   New York Life will pay the full amount in cash after a final settlement is approved.