The merger was approved and became effective in May, 1978.

The merger was approved by party members in December 2003.

During that period, 19 mergers were approved, including some very small ones.

Please name for me the last time a major domestic merger, in any industry, was not approved.

It was not clear last night if the proposed merger had been approved.

The boards of both companies approved the merger last night.

"But the merger was approved, and everything started going bananas."

More than 95 percent of the members who voted approved the merger, the exchange said.

And once the merger is approved, the companies will share cell towers.

Ultimately, the merger was approved, but not before the corporations got some of what they asked for.