41.   The merger will give the group a critical share in a market that is consolidating.

42.   The merger will give the new company greater leverage in negotiating prices with doctors and hospitals, analysts said.

43.   The merger would give Farnell a strong foothold in the U.S. and allow Cleveland-based Premier entree into a European market it has been unable to crack.

44.   The merger would give Time Warner board seats to Turner Broadcasting Chairman Ted Turner and his largest supporter, John Malone, president of Tele-Communications Inc.

45.   The merger would give UBS a stronger presence in the U.S. securities industry, where CS Holding is stronger through CS First Boston.

46.   The Santa Fe merger would give Burlington Northern a long-sought access to Los Angeles.

47.   The Sun World merger would give parent NationsBank a foothold inside Texas.

48.   UBS said the merger will give the company a platform to do more business in retail banking abroad and to continue to expand in investment banking.

49.   UBS said the merger will give the company a platform to expand retail banking abroad and to continue to expand in investment banking.

50.   What the merger principally gave Boeing was diversification, meaning the company is less likely to be hurt by the mercurial nature of the commercial airplane business.