61.   But completing the deals will not be easy.

62.   But Energy East and RGS Energy expect to receive rapid approval from the New York State Public Service Commission, and to complete the deal within a year.

63.   But major-league sources said the Rangers will have difficulty coming up with the type of minor-league prospects needed to complete the deal.

64.   But Nell Minow, an activist money manager and an owner of Lens Inc., said there were questions at the time about whether Turner could complete the deal.

65.   But no deal was completed even though the Dodgers were asking for just a marginal minor-league prospect in return.

66.   But once the deals are completed, the process reverses and becomes a plus for the market as dealers buy back Treasuries.

67.   But Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who first expressed a desire to sell the parlors eight years ago, said he was confident that the deal would be completed.

68.   But some analysts believe Moscow is in no hurry to complete the deal.

69.   But there was considerable consternation over the failure to complete contemplated deals with cross-town rival Shawmut National Corp. or New Jersey-based First Fidelity Bancorp.

70.   But Zeneca chose to accelerate the timetable, though few analysts anticipated that the deal would be completed so soon.