1.   And both are underleveraged, so that a merger would leave them able to continue making other acquisitions.

2.   Company mergers often leave bitter feelings, but Gudel, for one, should have no trouble finding new work.

3.   Industry figures said the merger would leave China with just Boeing and Airbus as the two dominant forces in terms of aircraft sales.

4.   Inner City Press and its director, Matthew Lee, complained that the mergers would leave many communities with reduced banking services.

5.   Jackson succeeded Bassermann, but the merger abruptly left Jackson with much less authority.

6.   Lloyds said its merger with TSB left it with three separate invoice and factoring units that had overlapping activities, which is why it decided to sell International Factors.

7.   Lloyds said its merger with TSB left it with three separate invoice and factoring units which had overlapping activities, which is why it decided to sell International Factors.

8.   The merger would leave the companies in a strong position to defend their turf and perhaps raid that of other utilities when deregulation took hold, analysts said.

9.   The merger leaves Philadelphia with no local banks.

10.   The merger left a fund with a better-than-average record.