81.   Corporations have been quiet about the proposed mergers.

82.   Despite the confidence some analysts place on the proposed merger, Wells Fargo believes it would make a better partner for First Interstate.

83.   Duquette said the FAA, which grounded ValuJet last year for three months due to numerous safety violations, would have no further comment on the proposed merger.

84.   During her first two years, the division doubled the number of cases in which it challenged, restructured or blocked proposed mergers.

85.   Earlier this week, the agency sent Time Warner a detailed set of questions about both the proposed merger and about a wide range of industry practices.

86.   Earlier this year, the EU blocked the proposed merger of General Electric Co. and Honeywell International Inc., and recently reopened its antitrust investigation of Microsoft Corp.

87.   Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission blocked two proposed mergers involving four drugstore wholesalers.

88.   DOUBT EXPRESSED ON AIRLINE MERGER The secretary of transportation said that the proposed merger between United Airlines and US Airways would not be approved.

89.   Eli Lilly shares were propelled by the proposed merger of Sandoz AG and Ciba-Geigy AG.

90.   During a hearing Wednesday, the four-member commission heard from anyone with complaints about the proposed merger.