1.   And now that its merger with Columbia House Co. has been scrapped, music e-retailer CDnow Inc. needs a new suitor with deep pockets.

2.   Another possible new suitor, Mark Cuban, entered the picture a couple of weeks ago.

3.   Another possible new suitor, Mark Cuban, entered the picture last week.

4.   A couple of weeks after the J.C. Nichols Co. announced a deal to sell itself to Highwoods Properties Inc., a new suitor has expressed interest in the company.

5.   After mating, the female protects herself from further attention by wafting from organs known as stink clubs, an antiaphrodisiac scent that repels new suitors.

6.   Honeywell confirmed the merger talks were over but did not identify the new suitor.

7.   Honeywell confirmed the merger talks with United were over, but did not identify the new suitor.

8.   In the end, Delta Air Lines chose a reliable old friend from Seattle over a new suitor from France.

9.   It remains unclear whether new suitors will emerge to bid against Shell.

10.   Mayor Emanuel Cleaver, a minister, likened the departure to the sad end of a long and happy marriage broken up by a new suitor.