21.   If the three-way merger had gone through, the combined company would have been the second largest.

22.   If the merger goes through, Georgia-Pacific will command about a third of the North American market for retail and away-from-home paper.

23.   If the merger goes through, there apparently is still money to be made.

24.   If the merger goes through, it would combine one of the premier movie studios with the top-rated television network.

25.   If the merger goes through, the resentment on the part of employees and shareholders is going to be substantial.

26.   If there is no challenge, the vote will be certified and the merger will go through.

27.   In addition, it must sell its Nine Mile Point nuclear plant in upstate New York before the merger goes through.

28.   In reality, Morgan says, investment bankers get paid only if and when a merger goes through, which is many months after the handshake deal.

29.   Jiji Press, a Japanese news service, reported that Sakamaki told Kaiho that Nomura will withdraw support for the bank if the merger goes through.