51.   Frank said the agency had sent a letter to Fleet earlier this month stating that the assets should go to a single large bank from outside the region.

52.   He said he met James Riady when he worked at a large bank in Little Rock, Ark., that his family partly owned.

53.   He subsequently approved its sale to a group that included the large French bank Credit Lyonnais.

54.   His clients at McKinsey included a large troubled U.S. bank, a large Japanese bank and a California savings and loan.

55.   However, the group also is cooperating with other shareholders, including four industrial companies and one or two large banks, which Motoinvest officials refused to name.

56.   Hubco Inc. understands why large out-of-state banks went on an acquisition binge in its home state last year.

57.   In Europe, large international banks, drugmakers and industrial companies that led the declines.

58.   In Europe, large international banks, drugmakers and industrial companies led the slides.

59.   In July, two large British banks will begin testing Mondex, a so-called electronic purse card, which stores cash.

60.   In New York, traders said that Salomon has approached large banks and brokerage firms that deal in bonds and derivatives to bid on the portfolio.