51.   The OCC system is just one of several steps U.S. bank regulators have taken in recent years to allow banks greater freedom to roam the financial markets.

52.   The regulators did take the cash and, of course, Fleet and Kravis won.

53.   This week, regulators take a wobbly second step in their effort to deal with such issues.

54.   To break down the walls, regulators have simply taken a more liberal view of the existing statutes.

55.   Whatever action is taken by regulators, it will likely be influenced by how much they believe that management knew about the case.

56.   While dropping the ban on private registrations of large motorcycles, Taiwanese regulators are taking several steps that will tend to slow any shift toward big imported bikes.

57.   While no one expects the U.S. or European regulators to take such a step, lawyers for KLM and Northwest said they wanted to allow for all possibilities.

58.   Yet, neither federal or state regulators took action to reduce their exposure to the chemical until The Kansas City Star began to inquire about the contamination.

59.   Callers frustrated when they get the wrong number or bad information from directory assistance could benefit from action taken by regulators Wednesday to make that service more competitive.

60.   Federal securities regulators took a step Tuesday they said could help change that.