31.   The proposed purchase agreement involves a European carrier looking to establish a U.S. presence and an investment company that owns a regional Southeastern carrier.

32.   The proposed purchase by the maker of Band-Aids and Tylenol, based in New Brunswick, N.J., had been rumored for weeks, analysts said.

33.   The proposed purchase is conditional upon the approvals from Bank Negara Malaysia, Minister of Finance, Foreign Investment Committee and any other relevant authorities.

34.   The proposed purchase of Tosco, based in Greenwich, Conn., is expected to close by the end of the third quarter if regulators approve.

35.   The proposed purchase of Baby Bell phone company U S West by Qwest Communications has cleared another regulatory hurdle with the Justice Department raising no antitrust objections.

36.   The proposed purchase by New Brunswick, N.J.-based maker of Band-Aids and Tylenol had been rumored for weeks, analysts said.

37.   The proposed purchase of South African attack helicopters got approving words Wednesday from Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

38.   These include the proposed purchase of Atria shopping complex and the proposed construction of budget hotels in Brickfields in Kuala Lumpur, and in Malacca.

39.   However, already there are questions over where Gil is going to find the cash to back up his proposed purchases.

40.   The proposed purchase would cover a range of Sun servers, network security and management products as well as the Java computing technology, the company said.