1.   But analysts noted that without knowing the impact of the big merger, it was almost impossible to make an accurate projection.

2.   Although a string of smaller deals have created sizeable regional players, the global steel industry remains fairly fragmented and ripe for big mergers, analysts said.

3.   Analysts said it makes sense that the bank would start a review after completing a big merger.

4.   And more big pharmaceutical mergers could mean more competition and, eventually, more funding for the little guy.

5.   And trying to outguess day-to-day price gyrations or bolts from the blue like big mergers is generally just as futile when selling as when buying.

6.   Are big mergers in the computer industry inherently too risky?

7.   As a partnership, Goldman does not issue stock, the basic currency of big mergers and acquisitions.

8.   Approval of the deal sent a powerful message about the potential for other big mergers in Brazil.

9.   Bank advisers said that Morgan has been seriously considering a big merger in recent weeks but that no transaction was imminent.

10.   Big mergers are always tricky, but in the computer industry, putting two large companies together has been a recipe for trouble.