The threat of price competition has also eased after large mergers such as Imperial Tobacco's purchase of Altadis and Japan Tobacco's acquisition of Gallaher.

在大型的并购活动之后，如帝国烟草公司收购阿塔·迪斯，以及日本烟草公司收购加莱赫，价格竞争的威胁也减轻了。

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The cigarette maker bought RJR Nabisco Inc. 's international businesses, including the Camel and Winston brands, in 1999 and the U. K. 's Gallaher Group in 2007.

1999年，日本烟草公司收购了雷诺纳比斯科公司的国际业务，其中包括骆驼和云丝顿品牌，在2007年，日本烟草公司又收购了英国的加莱赫集团。

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Robert Byrd, a seven-term Democrat, is all but certain to defeat Republican David Gallaher.

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At 12 times 2006 earnings, the bid for Gallaher is priced in line with other large tobacco industry deals.

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In 2001 British tobacco company Gallaher Group bought Austria Tabak, at one time Austria's government-run tobacco monopoly, and decided to shrink the company's museum.

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