31.   Any plans to separate the businesses must first meet with regulatory approval.

32.   Antitrust experts said the discount is a major obstacle to regulatory approval.

33.   As a result, the Office of Thrift Supervision has imposed certain restrictions on the company that include prior regulatory approval before increasing assets or making management changes.

34.   As Fleet prepares to seek regulatory approval to buy Shawmut National Corp., a Michigan activist plans to challenge the agreement.

35.   As negotiations continued, the alliance, known as Phoenix, put together marketing plans and budgets so it can operate soon after regulatory approval, Sommer said.

36.   As with most mergers, the agreement requires both companies to obtain all necessary regulatory approvals.

37.   As negotiations continued, the alliance put together marketing plans and budgets so it can operate soon after regulatory approval, Sommer said.

38.   Astra AB, a Swedish drugmaker, said it won regulatory approval for its Muse impotence treatment from the U.K. Medicines Control Agency.

39.   Athena is also pursuing regulatory approval of Zanaflex in Canada and Britain.

40.   BA and American are still seeking regulatory approval for their transatlantic alliance.