11.   The combined company would rank third in radio revenues, behind CBS and Chancellor Broadcasting, and second in number of stations.

12.   The company ranked would-be contractors on a number of criteria, and selected the top three firms for possible consideration.

13.   The combined company will rank fourth among independent refining and marketing companies, after Sun Co., Citgo Petroleum Co. and Tosco Corp., analysts noted.

14.   The combined company would rank second in tissue and paper sales behind Kimberly Clark Corp.

15.   The combined company would rank third in radio revenues, behind CBS and the Chancellor Broadcasting Co., and second in number of stations.

16.   The company now ranks fourth in the sector, behind Nike, Reebok, and Italian sportswear maker Fila Holding SpA.

17.   The company ranked third among brokerage firms for equity underwriting so far this year, compared with a seventh-place performance in the corresponding period a year ago.

18.   The companies ranked just below the two tobacco giants also have a lot at stake in federal policies that affect consumers.

19.   The company usually ranks near the top in studies of search-engine quality.

20.   The combined company would rank fourth among Canadian domestic oil and natural gas producers, said Talisman spokesman David Mann.