31.   Aetna spokeswoman Joyce Oberdorf said the company was complying with all information requests and expected the transaction to close by the end of June.

32.   Alcatel said it expected the deal to close by the end of March.

33.   But even as an attorney, she kept her own bottomless coffeepot close by.

34.   But having other large ports so close by in Delaware, Maryland and New York has created severe regional competition.

35.   But no in-house candidates appear ready to fill the role, though internally the Dodgers tossed around ideas of using Matt Herges and Giovanni Carrara to close by committee.

36.   But overshadowing the negotiations are the bombs and a long border closing by Israel that is strangling the fragile Palestinian economy in Gaza and the West Bank.

37.   But they said that Hamas offices in Jordan, which the government closed by force in August, would not be allowed to reopen.

38.   Camarillo-based Salem expected the deal to close by July.

39.   CCL said it will finance the purchase with debt and the transaction is expected to close by the end of July.

40.   Clorox said it will use cash and short term debt to pay for the Armor All purchase, which is expected to close by the end of the year.