Yet the former competitors were ultimately successfully merged to form one and the same company.
In 2007 John was involved in negotiations that successfully merged the museum and the school.
Successfully merging two banks requires a fast and ruthless attack on costs.
Professor Gellman said he had doubts about whether two major airlines could be merged successfully.
He introduced a new style into Iranian music, successfully merging traditional and pop instruments.
Following the demise of copper mining, the district successfully merged into dry land farming.
They have successfully merged the broad sweep of history with the prickly nuances of individual relations.
"On the Floor" found Cook successfully merging funk and disco, although that was not the original intent.
He successfully merged them into one as Rushden & Diamonds football club, which enjoyed league status for a time.
We have already moved in this direction in Austria, for example, by successfully merging the ministries of labour and the economy into a single ministry.