21.   So far, the subsidiaries have been permitted only to underwrite bonds.

22.   Shikoku Electric said it will drop Nomura from its list of companies that underwrite its bonds.

23.   The affiliate of Orion Network Systems Inc. is turning to Salomon Brothers Inc. to underwrite the bonds.

24.   The bank expects about two-thirds of its incremental profit from new products to come from capital markets activities like underwriting bonds and trading in derivative investments.

25.   The budget director plays an important part in deciding who will underwrite city bonds.

26.   The bond is underwritten by the Greenwich Insurance Co. and NAC Reinsurance.

27.   The budget director, Joseph Lhota, plays a principal role in selecting the investment banking firms that earn tens of millions of dollars each year underwriting city bonds.

28.   The company is looking to increase its municipal bond underwriting business and considering a plan to underwrite corporate bonds.

29.   The effort resulted in new regulations prohibiting Wall Street firms that are underwriting public bonds from making campaign contributions to the local politicians that hand out this business.

30.   The Finance Ministry banned Yamaichi from underwriting government bonds for an unspecified period on suspicion it made illegal payoffs to Ryuichi Koike, a corporate racketeer.