11.   It also may be on the acquisition trail to help shape its business.

12.   It is expected to remain on the acquisition trail as it seeks to regain its leading position.

13.   McCoy needs to take bold action to impress Wall Street, getting the stock back up and the company back on the acquisition trail.

14.   National Australia Bank also signalled its intention to stay on the acquisition trail in the United Kingdom and the United States.

15.   Now, the Maynard, Mass. computer company is on the acquisition trail.

16.   Osprey has been on the acquisition trail.

17.   Premium producer Petaluma, having recently swallowed up Mitchelton Wines, is expected to soon be back on the acquisition trail, Michelmore said.

18.   That has made it hard for DuPont, which has been on the acquisition trail, to persuade life sciences companies to hook their stock up with its own.

19.   The analysts did not rule out the possibility that Zeneca could be on the acquisition trail or might be a bid target itself.

20.   The bid marks his return to the acquisition trail following two years of accounting problems that grew out of his biggest merger, with CUC International.