51.   It also needs the approval of the Federal Communications Commission and state regulatory authorities.

52.   It faces probes by regulatory authorities in the U.S., Britain and the European Union.

53.   It must be approved by shareholders, the U.K. High Court, the Department of Trade and Industry, the European Commission and other regulatory authorities.

54.   It is likely to include information from the Singapore International Monetary Exchange and regulatory authorities that was unavailable to the U.K. investigators.

55.   Journalists, regulatory authorities and socially responsible investment funds are taking a much harder look at companies that try to be environmentally and socially enlightened.

56.   Labatt also has appealed to regulatory authorities.

57.   Last month, U.K. regulatory authorities said a planned combination of PowerGen Plc and Midlands Electricity Plc, another regional electric company, could hurt competition.

58.   Last spring they were practically invisible on important votes that gutted the Clean Water Act and crippled the regulatory authority of various federal agencies.

59.   Last year it continued its acquisitions, though some of its deals have encountered opposition from regulatory authorities.

60.   Most of the public attention on the debate has focused on Washington, where the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission have regulatory authority over the merger.