1.   He reached the financial section and was about to read an analysis of a corporate merger when the rain suddenly intensified.

2.   Several corporate mergers, however, involve the transfer of stock.

3.   The government has imposed restraints on corporate mergers.

4.   Analysts said Salomon, like the rest of Wall Street, benefited from buoyant markets, increased underwriting and a record pace of corporate mergers.

5.   And in a world of corporate mergers, they may estimate what another is willing to pay for a company.

6.   Any jobs lost to corporate mergers will be overshadowed by the closure of military bases, such as the Navy facilities at Mare Island and Alameda.

7.   As corporate mergers soar, most banks are stuck on the sidelines watching Wall Street securities firms rake in fat fees.

8.   At the same time, AIDS Action and many other AIDS agencies have seen other private donor sources shrinking, with corporate mergers and competition from other good causes.

9.   Banking revenue declined from the second quarter because fees for advising in corporate mergers shrank, company officials said told analysts.

10.   Banking revenue declined from the second quarter because fees for advising in corporate mergers shrank, company officials told analysts.