61.   Boeing would obviously agree to an extension if it believed the merger were in trouble, she added.

62.   Both in terms of numbers and brand names, the merger is dazzling.

63.   Both proposed mergers would be tax-free stock swaps employing a pooling-of-interests accounting treatment.

64.   Both the German and British governments welcomed the deal and the European Union said the merger was unlikely to encounter regulatory hurdles.

65.   Braddock said the new company still lacked expertise in international investing, but after the merger would be in a much stronger position to sell its funds through banks.

66.   A concern arising from the merger is whether Brooklyn Union will remain committed to its home base.

67.   A merger had been the topic of speculation for at least a year.

68.   A merger would be the biggest in Swiss banking history and comes amid a backdrop of consolidation throughout the global banking industry.

69.   A limousine driver, William Allison, said the merger was the talk among his passengers for the last two days.

70.   A merger was out of the question, though, Tonseth told journalists this morning.