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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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big
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But the big firms that manage billions of dollars got bigger, through mergers and acquisitions.
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The deal ranks as the biggest drug industry merger on record.
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But analysts noted that without knowing the impact of the big merger , it was almost impossible to make an accurate projection.
corporate
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Several corporate mergers , however, involve the transfer of stock.
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He reached the financial section and was about to read an analysis of a corporate merger when the rain suddenly intensified.
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It was the No. 2 adviser in corporate mergers worldwide last year, behind Morgan Stanley&038;.
large
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That shared interest led the two men to announce the world's largest merger this week.
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Brandon Gough, the chairman of Coopers, had publicly condemned the concept of large mergers as a nonsense.
possible
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In horizontal mergers it is possible that a merger will allow exploitation of economies of scale.
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As reported, the companies have been discussing a possible merger .
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The bid follows protracted negotiations between the two groups about a possible merger .
proposed
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The proposed merger called into question Britain's civil aviation policy of the previous twenty years.
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At present the Monopolies and Mergers Commission is charged with determining whether a proposed merger is contrary to the public interest.
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The company said the proposed merger should be referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission.
recent
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In fact, one recent industry merger has brought a new logo to the car-rental section of many Florida airports.
■ NOUN
activity
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Another feature of building society expansion in recent years has been the increasing concentration of the industry through merger activity .
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Indeed, in the 1960s there was a surge of merger activity which peaked over 1967/9.
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Falling stock markets and a lack of merger activity have squeezed margins and profits in investment banks.
agreement
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The companies look to reach a definitive merger agreement by May 17 and see closing by July 31.
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Under the merger agreement , holders of one Bliss&038;.
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Wells Fargo has challenged that provision of the First Bank merger agreement in court.
bank
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Touche, an accounting firm, reckons the number of bank mergers will rise by half this year.
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Wells Fargo has challenged that provision of the First Bank merger agreement in court.
control
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They may also be subject to domestic merger control .
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In such circumstances the provisions of national merger control will apply.
plan
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The only affect on the merger plan disgruntled stockholders, if there are any, could have is apparently to demand cash.
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Before the merger plan was announced in March, Blue Cross was considering giving $ 2. 4 billion to the foundation.
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But it is worth at least as much consideration as the merger plan .
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Union Discount gained 6p to 115p, anticipating merger plans , and its stakeholder, Cater Allen, rose 19p to 459p.
policy
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The third approach to merger policy is the cost-benefit approach.
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The difference of treatment for the two bids gave rise to criticism that the government's merger policy favoured conglomerates.
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The Commission is currently demanding greater powers to pronounce on merger policy over the heads of the member states.
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These sorts of issues have led to calls for the strengthening of merger policy .
proposal
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The procedure is only available for proposed and not completed mergers and the merger proposal must have been made public.
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Shareholders will vote on the merger proposal March 28 and the deal is expected to close April 1.
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California Attorney General Dan Lungren also will make antitrust decisions in several weeks regarding both merger proposals , the regulators said.
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Last week, Mattel disclosed that its stock-for-stock merger proposal had been turned down by Hasbro.
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The company opened a brokerage account on October 12, one day before the merger proposal .
■ VERB
approve
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The announcement came two hours before an extraordinary meeting of Bryant shareholders that had been expected to approve the merger with Beazer.
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The Federal Reserve and regulators in Delaware, where the banks are incorporated, approved the merger Friday.
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Within one month of receiving the notification, the Commission has to decide whether to approve the merger or to open proceedings.
block
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In the hearing on December 18, the court declined to block the merger .
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It is unclear how President Clinton could block the merger .
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Before the federal government decides to block a proposed merger , it must figure out how to define the market in question.
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But the deal also led the Justice Department to sue in April 1995 to block the merger on antitrust grounds.
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The Justice Department sued to block the merger in June 1994.
complete
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Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham completed their merger to form the world's second-largest drug company.
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Wells Fargo is expected to complete its merger with First Interstate next month.
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Union Bank and Bank of California also completed their merger yesterday.
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Chase and Chemical expect to complete their merger by March 31.
create
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The commercial significance: The merger will create the third largest defence and aerospace group in the world when judged by sales.
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Some cuts, moreover, will arise as mergers and alliances create overlapping assignments.
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But after the 1960s merger which created NatWest, Lloyds' own plan to merger with Barclays was blocked.
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The companies said the merger would create a powerful company in publishing, multimedia and entertainment.
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The merger will create the third biggest Internet access group in the world, with five million subscribers spanning 40 countries.
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The merger will create a company with combined revenues of nearly $ 4 billion.
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A successful merger could create a defence company with estimated sales of £800m.
expect
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The announcement came two hours before an extraordinary meeting of Bryant shareholders that had been expected to approve the merger with Beazer.
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Wells expects to close the merger by April 1, pending regulatory and shareholder approval.
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It was expected that some 40-50 mergers per year would fall due for examination in this way.
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Wells Fargo is expected to complete its merger with First Interstate next month.
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Chase and Chemical expect to complete their merger by March 31.
follow
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In 1923 Gresley became chief mechanical engineer of the London and North Eastern, following the merger of independent companies into groups.
propose
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After this was refused it proposed a merger with the Mid Essex Hospital Trust with which it works closely.
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Lloyd gives the proposed merger a 90 percent chance of being approved.
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The California Assembly has also decided to hold hearings on the proposed merger .
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That was two days before Intuit and Microsoft stunned the technology and banking industries by proposing their merger .
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Members of the public may comment on how the proposed mergers will affect service in their communities.
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Before the federal government decides to block a proposed merger , it must figure out how to define the market in question.
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But industry analysts assert that the proposed merger , announced Monday, could produce significant job reductions.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Continuing international consolidation through cross-border mergers is likely in the near future.
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In later sections I present a fuller discussion of merger .
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Indeed, in the 1960s there was a surge of merger activity which peaked over 1967/9.
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The bank said it had notified 1, 750 workers they were being fired as a result of the merger .
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The number of trusts has been falling, though only slowly, mainly as a result of mergers.
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These of course are the mergers most relevant to the formation of even larger companies with potential monopoly power.