1.   A partnership is an unincorporated body of people combined for a common business objective.

2.   Since there were no differences between the groups, data were combined for correlations between elements, except for iron which was excluded because of the unavoidable endoscopic contamination.

3.   All benefits information is then combined for consolidated analysis and reporting.

4.   All this has combined for a record year in mergers and acquisitions.

5.   And the vaunted Yankees, who were favorites in the division, cannot combine for two straight days of peace?

6.   And people like Jason Bates, Joe Girardi and Vinny Castilla were constant threats, combining for five hits, four RBIs and four runs scored yesterday.

7.   Arizona DEs Simeon Rice and Andre Wadsworth have combined for five sacks in the last two games.

8.   As for slumping Ranger forwards, Aleksei Kovalev, Luc Robitaille and Pat Verbeek had combined for four goals in the first four games.

9.   As for the slumping Ranger forwards, Aleksei Kovalev, Luc Robitaille and Pat Verbeek combined for four goals in the series.

10.   Astros relievers combined for three scoreless innings.