31.   Merrill is also well-positioned for the slight slowdown that some analysts are anticipating this year.

32.   Most analysts had anticipated no action would be taken.

33.   Newmont and Buenaventura had won two previous legal battles and most analysts anticipated a victory at the Supreme Court, ending the dispute.

34.   Netscape Communications Corp. said it will host a conference call tomorrow as analysts anticipate the company will move to give its World Wide Web browser software away for free.

35.   Overall, analysts anticipate another decline in corporate profits in the first quarter.

36.   Results were slightly better than analysts anticipated.

37.   Several analysts had anticipated a sale to Walt Disney Co., parent company of ABC.

38.   Some analysts had anticipated a decline.

39.   Still, American homebuyers have proven more tolerant of rising borrowing costs than many analysts had anticipated.

40.   The company also reported first-quarter results Wednesday that were somewhat better than analysts had anticipated.