41.   But the merged company has also had disappointing growth in industrial controls and fire security systems, two businesses that the old Honeywell brought to the party.

42.   But success for the merged companies is by no means certain.

43.   But this will have to be done within the limits of German law because the merged company, to be known as DaimlerChrysler, will be a German corporation.

44.   But the merged company has also had disappointing growth in industrial controls and fire security systems, two businesses that the old Honeywell brought to the merger.

45.   But the newly merged company, called Hoechst Marion Roussel, is a hodgepodge of old products and declining volumes.

46.   By launching the merged company into new markets across the country, the deal brings real competition to the telecommunications marketplace, officials said.

47.   By law, the merged company cannot sell any major businesses for about two years after the deal closes.

48.   Chief Executive Percy Barnevik will take on the additional position of overall chairman of the merged company, replacing co-chairmen Peter Wallenberg and David de Pury who resign.

49.   Can they really run the merged company as equals?

50.   Case and Time Warner Chief Executive Gerald Levin promised their merged company would provide competitors with access to their high-speed connections, but declined to provide a definite date.