31.   It helped me recognize why this merger made sense.

32.   It said such a merger would make Airbus all the more important.

33.   Jason Olim, president and chief executive of CDNow, said the companies last week determined the merger no longer made financial sense.

34.   Looking at basics, the Chicago-Detroit merger makes sense.

35.   Mergers make it easier for companies to create these smoke screens.

36.   McGrath agreed with Dods that the merger made sense because bigger is better.

37.   Most analysts expect Immelt to get the nod, but they say that the Honeywell merger makes it less likely that the also-rans will leave the company.

38.   Miller argues mergers make sense when combining a larger and smaller exchange or two smaller exchanges.

39.   On Wall Street, where speculation about deals is a favorite pastime, several analysts said that such a merger makes sense.

40.   Other analysts said the merger does make sense but doubted that the two banks will want to consummate a deal.