21.   If the Justice Department approves the purchase, ITT would then need approval from the NBA and NHL to own the teams.

22.   In a separate announcement, the Federal Antitrust Commission approved the purchase, but said the two banks would have to merge their local pension fund units.

23.   In an interview in April, Ms. Colon said the purchase had been approved by the board.

24.   Laurie needs a two-thirds majority of the board of governors to approve his purchase.

25.   Price agrees that Mutual Series shareholders, who must approve the purchase, should be glad.

26.   Regulators in Maryland and Washington, D.C. approved the purchase if the utilities increased rate cuts to customers, a condition the companies called harsh.

27.   Regulators must approve the purchase, which Boeing hopes to complete by June.

28.   Robert Davis, a spokesman for Tri-Lite said, that the purchase was approved when by former board members.

29.   Shareholders also to be asked to approve purchases of Laminfer SA and Impecpo SA, two steel tube manufacturers.

30.   Shareholders from both companies are expected to approve the purchase when they meet in St. Louis and Seattle on Friday.