1.   Although the commission has rejected only three mergers outright, it often forces companies to shed assets as a condition of approval.

2.   At that time, he said the company, which is based in Bethesda, Md., would consider shedding noncore assets through sales, spinoffs and public offerings.

3.   Bankruptcy protection will allow Arthur D. Little to restructure, shed unwanted assets and renegotiate debts and other obligations.

4.   But fear of poverty, experts say, is motivating a growing number of middle-income elderly people to shed their assets and assure their Medicaid eligibility.

5.   Edison, for its part, is seen as a less enthusiastic player in the utility business, and its parent company had few qualms about shedding assets.

6.   For a long time, that meant shedding assets.

7.   For example, it could force the companies to shed assets to reduce their control of the German market for electrical rail equipment.

8.   For Ssangyong, the sale is part of its effort to shed assets and reduce debts.

9.   Ford and other auto makers have been shedding non-core assets to focus on their primary business of making and selling cars and expanding business overseas.

10.   It has shed assets that did not complement its three lines of business and bought companies that did.