21.   Analysts question whether the company did its due diligence when buying HBO.

22.   Analysts questioned how the company will finance the expansion in light of its falling stock prices.

23.   Analysts questioned the rationale for buying a brand that has the taint of failure.

24.   Analysts questioned the wisdom of concentrating on the European market.

25.   And analysts question whether GTE has the balance sheet to protect its local phone market while getting into new businesses such as long-distance and cable-TV.

26.   Analysts have questioned whether ING Barings could remain competitive without making further acquisitions given the consolidation in the industry.

27.   Analysts have questioned whether NBC lacks the full breadth of media operations to compete with companies like Time Warner, in part because GE lacks a movie studio.

28.   Analysts have questioned whether the cozy relationships between lender and board member are too close, leading to lax credit decisions.

29.   Analysts have questioned whether those positions might have biased the clinical trial results.

30.   Analysts here have questioned why a bank that is big only by Irish standards should be in as many markets and businesses as Allied Irish is.