21.   The merger also allows both companies to compete more forcefully in distribution channels where each had been working to gain share.

22.   The merger also will allow Media Metrix to adopt the best technologies of its predecessor companies.

23.   The merger also will allow Wells Fargo to break out of California into fast-growing western states such as Arizona and Washington.

24.   The merger will allow the company to spend more money on research and development, a key competitive weapon in the industry, Hastings said.

25.   The merger would allow the companies to eliminate excess processing and telecommunications systems, though officials said they had not determined which operations would be eliminated.

26.   The mergers allow banks to cut their costs and increase profit margins.

27.   The mergers allowed companies to fire employees and streamline operations.

28.   The merger allows Heine to improve research, investment management and client services, Price said, while remaining independent.

29.   The merger will also allow for easier development of overseas offices, by cutting capital expenditure costs, Kurotori said.

30.   The merger allows Heine to improve research, investment management and client services, Price said, while remaining autonomous.