1.   The companies said the merger would create a powerful company in publishing, multimedia and entertainment.

2.   The merger created positive side effects for both companies.

3.   Although some members of Congress have questioned whether airline mergers harm consumers, Maldutis said mergers can create opportunities for new competition.

4.   Analysts noted the merger will create numerous synergies.

5.   Analysts had said Citizens needed to expand in order to compete with the larger U.S. banks being created by mergers.

6.   Analysts said the merger would create a strong new company..

7.   And would a merger create economies for both colleges?

8.   Assuming that the FTC does drop its opposition, the merger would create a company second in size only to Exxon Mobil.

9.   At the hearing, Bratton sought to assure the Council that the merger would create sweeping efficiencies in personnel and expenses.

10.   Because of the greater cost cuts in-market mergers create, they typically allow buyers to pay more than a potential buyer from outside the region.