51.   The deal represents the first major shake-up of a Hong Kong finance house since the collapse of the stock market last month.

52.   The deal represents a tax-free alternative to the outright sale of the business, an earlier Viacom plan that went bust.

53.   The military deal represented a major effort by Israel to improve its relations with China and expand its diplomatic and business contacts worldwide.

54.   The league said the deal with BSkyB represented the best package for the sport.

55.   The potential deal represents the maximum the Jazz can offer their franchise player under the new collective bargaining agreement.

56.   A member of the US delegation said the deals represented an investment of around one billion dollars.

57.   An oil-for-food deal would represent the first major easing of the sanctions.

58.   The deal represents a major overhaul for a pair of struggling teams who should again end up in the draft lottery.

59.   The commission argued that Daewoo had not provided sufficient guarantees about employment in France and that the deal represented an unjustified disposal of French technology.

60.   The deal would represent another stage in a trend toward consolidation in the US defense industry.