The sale of Mr Bean worldwide has enabled his character to secure a place in the popular culture of several countries.

The sale enabled Merrill to book a pretax $120.2 million gain for 1987, which came in handy.

The sale of the patent to a Canadian neon sign company for $100 enabled him to return to college, as he later told an interviewer.

Westcott said a sale or merger would enable it to expand its subscriber base for its interactive educational training systems more rapidly.

Nevertheless, Mr. Rodier said the sale would enable the company to reach its goal of reducing debt by $2 billion.

The sale enables Trinity to more closely concentrate on its current North American railroad car manufacturing business.

The country's largest maker of disposable paper products said the sale would enable it to reduce its debt and invest in new equipment.

The sale will enable Sabre, which is based in Dallas, to focus on faster-growing, more lucrative travel marketing, distribution and software.

During those next 17 years, the buildings with the lease would revert to the city anyhow, but the sale will enable the Society to pay its debts.

The sale, he added, would enable K2 to concentrate on that "and pursue aggressive growth."