41.   A hostile bid by Vodafone for Mannesmann would be extremely risky, but it would hardly be impossible.

42.   A poison pill makes a hostile bid too costly by allowing executives of the takeover company to immediately cash in their stock options and awards.

43.   A hostile takeover bid last year by Kirk Kerkorian, the Las Vegas investor, put pressure on Chrysler to pay more money to shareholders.

44.   A Russian bank abandoned an effort to take control of the Red October Chocolate Factory, in what was the first hostile takeover bid in post-Communist Russia.

45.   A report said Ladbroke Chief Executive Peter George had warned his advisers to watch out for a hostile bid.

46.   A Russian bank Tuesday abandoned an effort to take control of Red October Chocolate Factory in what was the first hostile takeover bid in post-Communist Russia.

47.   A spokesman for Vodafone declined to comment on whether a hostile bid for Mannesmann was imminent or even under consideration.

48.   Ahmanson is seeking support from Great Western shareholders in its hostile takeover bid for the Chatsworth, California-based thrift.

49.   Ahmanson is seeking the support of Great Western shareholders as it pursues a hostile takeover bid for the Chatsworth, California-based thrift.

50.   Allied urged shareholders to reject the hostile takeover bid from U.S. based Hercules Inc.