MOSCOW — BP's board has approved an offer from the Russian state oil company, Rosneft, to buy most of BP's business in Russia for cash and shares in Rosneft, further consolidating Russia's control of its oil industry, an executive with knowledge of the decision said.
Beyond the fact that Mr. Veltroni has no obvious successor, his sudden departure has left Italy's fragmented center-left opposition in shambles, further consolidating the power of Mr. Berlusconi, who has a comfortable majority in both houses of Parliament.
AOLs membership rose 1.6 million to 15.1 million in the fourth quarter, further consolidating the companys position as the undisputed leader among Internet service providers.
AOL's membership rose 1.6 million to 15.1 million in the fourth quarter, further consolidating the company's position as the undisputed leader among Internet service providers.
For more than two years, Sanchez dominated the division, further consolidating his reputation in Las Vegas last August when he scored an eighth-round knockout of Wilfredo Gomez, the strong and popular W.B.C. superbantamweight champion, who was challenging for the featherweight title.
The opening happened to coincide with an announcement by the Archdiocese of Boston, the epicenter of the pedophile priest scandal, that it was further consolidating its parishes in the face of continued low attendance at Mass, a priest shortage and lackluster fund-raising.
Bush's scheduled endorsement at a campaign event in Houston, Texas, is one of the biggest names yet for Romney, further consolidating his status as the establishment candidate.
In a statement today, Mr. Gulotta vowed to work with lawmakers "to cut additional government spending" by negotiating union concessions and further consolidating county departments.
The collectivization efforts in the 1930s lead to the concentration of the reindeer herds in kolkhozes (collective farms), which, in turn, were further consolidated into a few large-scale state farms in the late 1950s early 1970s.
