51.   The company will focus on markets in New England, southern Florida, Atlanta, Minneapolis, St. Louis and Chicago for further acquisitions, he said.

52.   The company also plans to make further acquisitions and is currently looking at Germany.

53.   The company is considering further acquisitions, such as buying a tube maker in Western Europe, which McLeod declined to identify.

54.   The company said it also will reduce its cost of capital without reducing financial flexibility so that it can continue to grow internally and by further acquisitions.

55.   The company has no immediate plans to sell stock to make further acquisitions, he said.

56.   The move ignited speculation over further acquisitions of French retail companies.

57.   The money also gives Tomkins scope for further acquisitions.

58.   The request for a court order would block further Ameritech acquisitions while that case is heard.

59.   There will probably be further acquisitions, he said.

60.   When Nomura International sells the asset-backed bonds, it releases capital for further acquisitions and reduces the risk involved in operating leisure businesses.