71.   Nancy Bush, an analyst with Brown Brothers Harriman, was less enthusiastic about the possible sale of the mortgage unit.

72.   NBC has been the subject of rumors about a possible sale for several years.

73.   Neither prices nor a possible sale are mentioned anywhere.

74.   News of a possible sale of Merchandise Mart and other Kennedy family real estate assets to Vornado surfaced a week ago.

75.   News of the possible sale was first reported by the newsletter Real Estate Alert.

76.   On the other hand, Sir Colin has met with a parade of moguls from MCA, Viacom, and Walt Disney about a possible sale.

77.   Oncor Inc., Gaithersburg, Md., said it had hired Lehman Brothers Inc. to explore strategic alternatives, including the possible sale of the company.

78.   One effort to stop the possible sale tries to use Wall Street in the fight.

79.   Options analysts say that a surge in trading before an announcement of a possible sale can signal that some people acted on inside information.

80.   Pamela Kogut, assistant attorney general for Massachusetts, said she also objects to the possible sale of the customer database to a unit of Disney.