11.   Charles R. Lee, the chairman and chief executive of GTE, said the company would combine its wired telephone operations with its wireless division.

12.   Companies are also combining in response to increased competition and deregulation in industries such as telecommunications, utilities, and finance.

13.   Companies are combining to design and build component systems, not just individual parts, that can be shipped to auto plants worldwide for easy assembly.

14.   Consumer groups counter that risk multiplies when a company combines banking, insurance and brokerage.

15.   Companies are combining with the view that bigger is better, allowing them to slash costs while moving into new markets.

16.   Currently, many major oil companies are combining or selling off their refining operations to be able to get better returns.

17.   Fertilizer industry acquisitions and mergers are picking up as companies combine to gain international clout and withstand industry slumps.

18.   Huntsman expects the two companies to combine some purchasing operations and to seek ways to combine product lines and operations.

19.   If the merger is approved, the two companies will combine their engineering resources to try to win the competition against Lockheed Martin.

20.   If a company combined the two products, it could search through everything, Rugani said.