21.  The two companies have nine operating mines and six projects under development.

22.  The two companies have now merged into one - Grupo Cruzcampo - with three divisions, covering sales, Marketing and operations.

23.  The two companies have recently done a major deal.

24.  The two companies reckon this combination will appeal to developers of process control systems using real-time monitoring.

25.  The two companies said the Ministry of Defence had been supportive of their approach and they did not anticipate any regulatory problems.

26.  The two companies wanted to acquire the business and carve it up.

27.  The two companies were portrayed as representing totally contrasting management philosophies.

28.  The two companies will form an integrated project management team, sharing risks and rewards but not revenue or regulatory risks.

29.  The two companies will team up to develop database software with fuzzy search capabilities.

30.  The word is that the two companies are planning a merger.