At a time when such global giants are being formed, it did not seem to make sense to shrink Japan's telecommunications flag-bearer.

This is a global giant with massive resources and instant name recognition, both of which should help the company snag some deals.

With such global giants competing for business, one might think there would be little room for a new operator.

That combination had the potential critical mass needed to take on mining's new global giants.

The United States and China will be the two global giants for several generations.

Moreover, some people see the financial services business as consolidating into the hands of a few global giants.

To compete effectively, global giants will require the local touch.

We're doing especially well compared with the global giant of higher education, the US.

We have to address the big issues like the control and regulation of speculative money and the global giants.

Mergers were needed, the banks told governments and their customers, to help them compete with the global giants.