American regulators had given an early indication the deal would be approved, though they dragged their feet because of the change in administration.

But Wall Street remains wary, especially because regulators have given no clear indication of how they plan to deal with the institution.

But he is angry because Coopers was able to qualify only after regulators gave it a waiver from a key rule.

Yet the regulators have given it a dispensation: the rubbish has to go somewhere.

Federal lawmakers, regulators and judges have given Bell Atlantic broad rights to expand into television.

But regulators so far have given no indication that they will take control of Homefed.

The regulators gave Lloyd's four and a half months to come up with 100 percent of the required money.

But estimates vary wildly as to the size of the the market - and how fast it can grow if regulators give substitutes the go-ahead.

The deal cannot close, however, until antitrust regulators in the United States and Europe give their blessing to the takeover plan.

Deregulation's supporters say that instead of imposing caps, regulators should give the markets time to work.