1. The question is often asked why one huge company should want to take over another massive organisation just for the sake of .......... or overthrowing a business rival.

2. The winner may well have plenty of resources and .......... at its disposal to carry out the take over but there has to be another reason.

3. It may well have the .......... market share in that area with no opposition from any other competitor.

4. In that case why should it want to carry out its plan and do the .......... thereby inheriting all the problems that the other company has experienced?

5. It is possible that it has had a good year and at the end of the financial year it has produced an excellent .......... of results that has pleased its shareholders.

6. Another reason of course is that it just wanted to do what the shareholders wanted by .......... to their wishes.

7. In that case it won't necessarily increase its profits or .......... its reputation in the business world.

8. It may indeed suffer an initial .......... in business and profits may be substantially reduced.

9. Any company on reflection should think seriously before splashing .......... and spending huge sums of money.

10. The reality is that any company bent on a takeover should be wary of losing business and clients because there may well be a mass .......... of customers.