Until the nineteen-seventies, nearly every major city had competitive daily newspapers, but consolidation — caused, in part, by the popularity of television news — tended to leave only one paper in each market.
That's partly due to the consolidation caused by virtualization.
The consolidations caused major shipping disruptions as the new railroads tried to coordinate their activities.
Consolidations, caused by intra-alveolar fibrosis, are seen in the organising phase, characterised by lung architectural distortion, traction bronchiectasis and cysts [74, 80, 81, 82, 83].
But too much consolidation could cause concern among regulators, customers and partners.
Airline route consolidation has caused difficult travel choices in the country's midsize markets, as Mr. Sharkey experienced.
Government lawyers tried to define the market narrowly, saying that only Oracle, PeopleSoft and SAP compete for the largest customers and that further consolidation would cause prices to rise.
(The merged company would have to make some divestments to satisfy the competition authorities).The merger proposals have triggered speculation that consolidation could cause the price of generic drugs to rise.
"Although the weaker economic growth prospects in 2011 and 2012 do not directly cast doubt on the UK's sovereign rating level, we believe that slower growth combined with weaker-than-expected fiscal consolidation could cause the UK's debt metrics to deteriorate to a point that would be inconsistent with a AAA rating," Moody's said in a statement.
The consolidation has caused considerable dismay not just among sightholders but also among dealers, who bought and sold diamonds sightholders didn't need.
