1.   And nearby, five Scandinavian countries have combined to build one compound, an architectural swoop of Nordic green.

2.   Dominicans Pedro Martinez, brother Ramon Martinez and Juan Guzman combined to build a church in the neighborhood where they grew up in Manoguayabo.

3.   On one island, Americans and Australians are combining to build a resort with golf courses and dolphin pool.

4.   Telecom companies are expected to save billions of dollars by combining to build the infrastructure needed for so-called third-generation, or UMTS, mobile phones.

5.   The army of cheap labor and capital from the elites combined to build the former British colony into an economic powerhouse.