71.   But the proposed merger cost Health Systems a half-dozen senior managers since it was announced in March.

72.   But the proposed merger with Nellcor silenced the critics.

73.   But the proposed mergers affected on Tuesday were the second and third Monti has stopped since taking up his post in September.

74.   But the sarcasm about the proposed merger of the company and Swiss Bank Corp. was not limited to conversations in corporate hallways.

75.   But ultimately it is the rising power of these people and their influence on financial markets that lies behind the proposed merger.

76.   Carly Fiorina, the chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, summoned him to her office in Palo Alto, Calif., and told McKinney of the proposed merger.

77.   CBS executives told analysts Friday that they did not know whether provisions in the stock agreements would make it tougher for another bidder to break the proposed merger.

78.   Committee members also expressed concern about the proposed merger between United Airlines and U.S. Airways.

79.   Condit also called Leon Panetta at the White House to give him the news about the proposed merger, as well as Rep. Richard Gephardt on Capitol Hill.

80.   Consumer groups objected on Monday to the proposed merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group, predicting that customers would suffer higher fees and other ill effects.