1.  Denand is on McAfee's board, and the two companies are about 10 minutes apart in California's Silicon Valley.

2.  Dallas-based Hollywood Casino will manage the project, which will be equally owned by the three companies.

3.  Details of the antitrust review and any possible concessions the two companies may have to make to win clearance, aren't known.

4.  Details of the U.S. antitrust review and any possible concessions the two companies may have to make aren't known.

5.  Despite Esat's battle to stave off Telenor's hostile bid, the two companies are partners in a mobile phone joint venture.

6.  --Did Microsoft illegally try to divide the browser market with Netscape so that the two companies would not compete?

7.  Despite rancorous public dealings, the two companies manage to do business.

8.  Despite the keen competition, I came away thinking how much the two companies have in common.

9.  Despite their similar lines of business, the two companies have little overlap in their military offerings.

10.  Davis said he got no immediate reaction to his suggestion that Mirant and the other companies settle for less than they are owed.