51.   Now he is in the middle of a takeover battle.

52.   Now Odeen is in the middle of a takeover battle.

53.   One is that GTE was gun-shy after losing its takeover battle with Worldcom last fall for MCI.

54.   Publicis SA, whose fractious relationship with True North Communications ended in a frosty divorce, is startling Madison Avenue with a potential takeover battle.

55.   SCMP started the takeover battle in mid-February when it offered TVE shareholders one SCMP share for every two TVE shares held.

56.   Ronald C. Cambre, chairman of Newmont Mining Corp., was prepared for the looming takeover battle.

57.   Simple takeover battles in the U.K. are typically over in several months.

58.   Smailes replaces Michael Bozic, who resigned yesterday with five other senior managers after they lost a takeover battle for Hills to an investment firm run by Mark Dickstein.

59.   Speculation about a takeover battle has provoked a sharp increase in Banco Union shares, which have more than doubled since June.

60.   SoftKey International Inc., victor in the high-profile takeover battle for The Learning Co., is getting battered in the stock market.