1.  Chase Manhattan has bolstered its earnings recently by diversifying its traditional banking business and trying to build a strong investment banking practice.

2.  Like DMG, CSFB explored building its own technology investment banking practice before opting to buy one.

3.  Money laundering and banking practices have been a hot topic in Europe.

4.  Promoting U.N. membership may also take some heat off Switzerland for banking practices that have enriched it.

5.  Processing trades is also much less alluring than the high-fee investment banking practices of underwriting stocks of new companies and advising corporations on mergers and acquisitions.

6.  The agreement brings to a close an incident that inflamed U.S.-Japanese relations and eroded confidence in Japanese banks and banking practices, said Daiwa President Takashi Kaiho.

7.  The Swiss are sorry about banking practices during World War II.

8.  Unlike Japanese business leaders, Americans are quick to lay off workers, close plants, change banking practices or do whatever else is necessary to survive.

9.  While these cases exposed flaws in banking practices, the Marcos case would cast a spotlight on them.

10.  With few controls on banking practices, Indonesia had one of the most open systems in the world.