1 Members are concerned that a merger might mean higher costs, in which case they would oppose it.
2 The merger of these two companies would create the world's biggest accounting firm.
3 The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger.
4 The shareholders seem to think that the executive board is overstating the case for a merger.
5 Two hundred people lost their jobs as a direct consequence of the merger.
6 For Toshiba, the merger is an attempt to distance itself from unprofitable operations by letting Fujitsu effectively oversee its cellphone business.