21.   Under the proposed takeover, IBM would stand first in line to sell a myriad of add-on software and hardware products.

22.   Two weeks ago, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Ian Lang cleared three proposed takeovers in the electricity industry.

23.   Within a month, Microsoft abandons its proposed takeover.

24.   Analysts offered mixed impressions of the proposed takeover.

25.   But he added that the final decision on the proposed takeover will be made by its creditor banks.

26.   Liberty Media Corp. said it would not modify its proposed takeover of six cable television companies from Deutsche Telekom AG, despite objections from German government regulators.

27.   Shareholders of Honeywell International Inc. on Wednesday approved a proposed takeover by General Electric Co., according to the New Jersey company.

28.   The proposed takeover would be the largest in British banking history.

29.   The Norwegian Competition Authority on Monday announced it is likely to block the proposed takeover of the private Norwegian airline Braathens by its larger rival Scandinavian Airlines System.

30.   The Norwegian Competition Authority on Monday announced it is likely to block the proposed takeover of private Norwegian airline Braathens by its larger rival Scandinavian Airlines System.