1.  A deal between the two companies has now been concluded.

2.  Although the two companies will merge financially, Bell said Excite would keep the McKinley name in cyberspace.

3.  Having merged the two companies, his first task is to eliminate overlapping product lines.

4.  Holmes says that the rivalry between the two companies has been exaggerated.

5.  Legal and financial complications have made it impossible for the two companies to complete the deal on time.

6.  Merging the two companies was bound to be tricky.

7.  Once that is accomplished, just imagine how far the two companies can carry this Marvelous idea.

8.  The Federal Trade Commission is scrutinizing the proposed merger of the two companies.

9.  The other three companies refused to divulge their plans.