1.   Analysts said the move would allow Ford to compete with independent repair shops and to sell more Ford parts.

2.   Apple officials say the move will allow the troubled company to focus on its chief product, the Macintosh desktop computer.

3.   Both moves would allow it to tie its tariffs less closely to the dollar-rupee exchange rate, a link the government objected to.

4.   Carso officials say the move will also allow them to increase their stake in telecommunications-related businesses.

5.   Cox said the move allows it to retain voting control of the shares and also reap any gains from the stock if it appreciates.

6.   Executives of the two companies say the move will allow them to cut costs by combining operations such as distribution and marketing and increasing their clout with suppliers.

7.   Gainey said the move would allow Hatcher more skating in practice.

8.   Forrestal said the move also allows the bank to be more efficient, putting workers and operations under one roof, and assures space for future expansion.

9.   He said that the move allowed him to reduce class sizes at several overcrowded elementary schools and to close an aging middle-school building that he considered unsafe.

10.   In leaving Headrick, Craven forfeited a stake as co-owner of the team, saying the move allowed him to focus on his driving.