21.   Mascotte said the headquarters of the combined entity would be in Kansas City.

22.   One fruit of the union is BayBank of Boston N.A., which will operate the consumer bank of the combined entity.

23.   Ovitz also is a good friend of Stringer, who would be a top candidate to run a combined entity.

24.   That Tenet even has a good name to bestow on a huge combined entity is evidence of its recovery from its own scandals four years ago.

25.   TCI officials said they have no plans to divest their interest in the combined entity.

26.   The combined entity plans to produce more than four million.

27.   The companies said shareholders of both companies would realize a premium as the combined entity accelerated its growth of revenue and earnings.

28.   The combined entity would be one of the biggest companies in the U.S. timber industry.

29.   The combined entity would be the sixth-largest agency company in the world.

30.   The chairman of Airtouch, Sam Ginn, is expected to be named nonexecutive chairman of the combined entity.