41.   A share sale might be tough in some of the countries.

42.   A share sale next year will raise cash to further expand its retailing space -- and profit.

43.   A share sale would reduce the value of existing shares.

44.   A spokesman for Arris referred a reporter to regulatory filings, saying that he could not comment further, given the pending share sale.

45.   A share sale would be the latest in a series of sales of state-owned telecommunications companies to investors.

46.   A Vivendi spokesman said that the share sale had helped the company reduce its debt to an acceptable level.

47.   A year later the zoo and the Cologne Sparkasse, the bank leading the share sale, still receive several requests every week.

48.   Adia said the share sale, which was announced in August, is being managed by Paine Webber Inc. and Smith Barney Inc.

49.   Adidas press spokesman Peter Csanadi said he could not give any indication of how much interest is being expressed in the share sale until Thursday.

50.   By expanding its partnership with Citic through a share sale, the airline improves its relationship with the Chinese government and raises cash to expand its business.