21.   They also would become investors in Equitas and would assume any liabilities it incurs, Payne said.

22.   UBS, a Swiss investment bank, is paying no cash up front and assuming no liabilities.

23.   Triarc will assume certain liabilities from Quaker, such as contracts and leases.

24.   Beyond that amount, the government should step in and assume liability.

25.   ING Group, a banking and insurance concern that bought Barings by assuming its liabilities, has said no heads will roll at Barings for the time being.

26.   Many analysts now expect the government to step in and assume their liabilities.

27.   The administrators favor the ING deal because it would allow them to dispose of Barings in one move and ING would assume all liabilities, another source has said.

28.   The Windstar division of Holland America Cruise Lines subsequently bought the ship and assumed liability in the lawsuit.

29.   In this case, the central government assumes liability for the deal between Maharashtra state, the Maharashtra state electricity board and Enron.