51.   The company did say it plans to close a plant in Eagan, Minn., and merge those operations into a Port Washington, Wis. facility.

52.   The Financial Times reported Wednesday that British Aerospace chief executive John Weston said the three companies were discussing how to merge the operations.

53.   The two platforms decided to merge their operations earlier this year to curb heavy losses incurred mostly by the high cost of soccer rights.

54.   The Swedish pharmaceutical company Pharmacia will merge its operations with the U.S. group Upjohn, Pharmacia announced Sunday.

55.   They merged the operations, creating a platform for a series of takeovers.

56.   In the United States, Andersen has tried without success to merge its operations with other firms because of the massive liability it could face in the Enron affair.

57.   And P and O and Stena are no longer to be barred from merging their operations, if they so choose.

58.   The pair had planned to merge operations in October to boost business amid a worldwide slump in demand for flights.

59.   The Singapore affiliate of the once mighty Andersen group on Wednesday agreed to merge its operations with rival accounting firm Ernst and Young, officials said.

60.   The two carriers had planned to merge operations in October to boost business amid a worldwide slump in demand for flights.