11.   Some analysts were surprised, but Disney said it did not expect the request to derail the deal.

12.   While slumping stock prices may further weaken the market for new issues, they are not expected to derail any deals.

13.   A third party could still weigh in with an offer for either bank and possibly derail the deal.

14.   A third party could still weigh in with an offer for either Halifax or Bank of Scotland and derail the deal.

15.   Each side accused the other of derailing the deal at the last minute.

16.   If the Chinese had learned what was up, they would have tried to derail the deal as part of their nonstop war over diplomatic recognition.

17.   That deal was derailed earlier this month by objections from European Union antitrust regulators.

18.   The companies said they were cooperating with the request and did not expect it would derail the deal.

19.   The deal was almost derailed Monday when board members met to consider a cash offer from American sports promotion company SFX for the company which owns Wembley.