1.   But activists say British Nuclear Fuel hoped to get around the proliferation issue by portraying the deal to the US government as a storage plan.

2.   But these deals are usually portrayed as partnership agreements or strategic investments, and they usually take the form of a direct investment by the larger company.

3.   Instead, they are doing their best to portray the deals as necessary for the long-term good of Catholicism in Mexico.

4.   Mrs. Waldholtz says both she and her stockbroker father were innocent victims of Waldholtz, who portrayed the deal as a mere technical swap of assets.

5.   Not surprisingly, DaimlerChrysler executives went to some length to portray the deal as a merger of equals, not a takeover by a stronger German company.

6.   The deal was portrayed Wednesday as an alliance to coordinate their business in providing advice on cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

7.   Although BT is paying a premium, the companies sought to portray their deal as a merger of partners that will combine top management as evenly as possible.

8.   Clinton portrayed the deal as a triumph for the United States.

9.   Critics have portrayed the deal as thinly-disguised bribes.

10.   The companies sought to portray their deal as a merger of partners that will combine top management as evenly as possible.