51.  Investors demanded to know why there had been no warnings about MCI when British Telecom called a special shareholders meeting in April to secure approval for the merger.

52.  Kinnock agrees and is expected to secure approval from the Commission for a demand that Italy change its plans or face legal action.

53.  One of his goals is to try to secure congressional approval of a free-trade agreement Jordan reached with the Clinton administration in October.

54.  PAL needed to secure the approval of creditors owed over half of its debt.

55.  Rodamco North America held the extraordinary meeting in a bid to secure approval for the sale of its assets to the three companies.

56.  Russia forced a Hong Kong-bound Virgin Atlantic airliner to land in Moscow on Friday because it had not secured approval to fly over the city.

57.  Sweden on Monday secured European Union approval of plans to prepare its economy for EU monetary union.

58.  The ASX has become the fourth exchange to sign an agreement with the China Securities Regulatory Commission, securing its approval for direct listings by Chinese firms.

59.  The agreement of Japan and South Korea secured approval of the pact.

60.  Tesoro said it will borrow to finance the purchase, which it expects to complete in the fourth quarter after securing regulatory approval.