1.   So has the average, the home runs and the leadership, all combining to help push the Rangers into first base in the American League.

2.   A housing-industry boom and favorable exchange rates will combine to help Australia buck the global economic slowdown trend this year, a leading forecaster said Monday.

3.   All three factors combined to help Mexican equities break their resistance ceiling.

4.   Short-covering and arbitrage buying combined to help push share prices higher.

5.   Short-covering and arbitrage buying combined to help push share prices higher, traders said.

6.   Sunshine and comfortable temperatures combined to help break Wimbledon attendance records for the first week of the tournament, organizers said Sunday.