| The number of cooperatives dropped to 3,229, down from 3,346 in 2000, a result of mergers, consolidations, acquisitions and dissolutions. |
| This included hospitals that may have exited the population of rural hospitals through mergers and consolidations. |
| Palpate the chest for subcutaneous emphysema and crepitus, and percuss for dullness, an indication of consolidations or effusions. |
| The areas of lung dysventilation with an absence of alveolar air are visualized in the form of consolidations adjacent to the pleural line. |
| And the companies that fail to find them quickly will be subject to a new round of divestitures and consolidations. |
| The wave of mergers and consolidations has certainly not stifled innovation or inhibited the creation of new brands. |
