11.   Reeling, some big holders have dumped their shares -- and others wish they could.

12.   South Korean investment banks are also big holders of speculative Russian and Asian stocks and bonds, which have recently soured.

13.   Strawbridge, who was a big holder of Meridian shares, was named to the Corestates board shortly after the merger was completed.

14.   Such thoughts have led some big holders of brokerage stocks to trim their stakes.

15.   Sternlicht did not identify the institutions, but did say they were big holders in both Starwood and ITT.

16.   The companies already have locked up enough big institutional holders to clinch the transaction easily.

17.   The stock rose amid optimism that recent share sales by big holders will make it easier for small investors to own it, and improving prospects for the company.

18.   Their company is a big holder of Capital Cities stock, and so is a mutual fund that is open only to them.

19.   In Japan, the banks are big stock holders, and the general public generally is not.

20.   He said overseas institutions, who are big holders of Telecom, would use the buyback to exit in favour of investments in other telephone companies.