Bob: Listen, I need to discuss that mergers deal we met about last week. Unfortunately, I am about to go into a meeting. Can I call you back later?

我要和你讨论我们上周谈过的合并案。可是我要开一个会。我能过会儿打给你吗?。

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History, he says, shows how difficult cross-border mergers in the car industry are and he doubts whether consolidation-the main reason for attempting such a deal-is politically possible in Europe.

他说，历史告诉了我们在汽车行业实现跨国并购是件多么艰难的事情，而且他对合并(试图进行这一交易的主要原因)在欧洲是否存在政策上的可能性也持怀疑态度。

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Of the 25 largest corporate mergers, just nine companies had stock prices higher than on the date of their big deal announcements.

在25笔最大规模的公司合并交易中，只有9家公司的股价P合并消息公布当日的股价相比出现了上涨。

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The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said it referred the deal to the mergers watchdog amid concerns about allowing two competing trusts to combine.

BBC: Hospitals merger referred to Competition Commission

When it comes to major corporate deal-making like mergers and acquisitions, boards of directors tend to act only in reaction.

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Even within the private sector there are deal-breakers blocking mergers.

ECONOMIST: Easier said than done