41.   None of this is terribly radical or even terribly original stuff, which helps explain why Purdy has become such an attractive target for cynics.

42.   Nonprofit groups are an attractive target, because they help strengthen the image of a company, building loyalty among their employees and with the public, Brenner said.

43.   Of course, in the last two weeks, New Zealand has been making itself an ever-more attractive target for challengers.

44.   Of course, plenty of other names are swirling around as attractive takeover targets on both sides of the Atlantic.

45.   Now, analysts said, the addition of the profitable Esprit groups in Europe and Asia make the firm a far more attractive target for buying.

46.   Once Ivax sells other disparate businesses, such as ethnic cosmetics and chemical businesses, it could become an attractive takeover target, Saks said.

47.   Other companies say Asia is still an attractive target for investment.

48.   Other attractive targets could include Interra Financial Group Inc., which owns Minneapolis-based Dain Bosworth Inc. and Rauscher Pierce Refsnes Inc. in Dallas.

49.   Parison said Red October was an attractive target.

50.   Riggs is often cited as an attractive takeover target because it holds about a quarter of deposits in the District of Columbia.