  Carefully analyzing the dependence of the bounds on the Higgs-boson mass
$\MH$ derived from the observables $\swbar^2(\LEP)$, $\swbar^2(\SLD)$, $\Gl$,
$\MW$, $\GT$, $\Gh$, as well as $\Rb$ and $\Rc$, and considering the
uncertainties in $\alpha(\MZ^2)$ and $\alpha_s(\MZ^2)$, we find that a stronger
bound than $40\GeV\lsim\MH\lsim 1\TeV$ at the $1\sigma$ level can hardly be
deduced at present, even if the experimental information on the top-quark mass
$\Mt$ from direct production is taken into account.
