Replacing 15 midrange aircraft could represent billions of dollars in new orders and might indicate whether Singapore Airlines is consolidating its fleet toward a single manufacturer to cut costs, as are many other carriers.
Mayor Bloomberg and his commissioners view technology as an essential component for improving governmental operations, whether that means consolidating and updating database systems or introducing sophisticated gadgets like hand-held computers and satellite-tracking devices.
Round counts give an idea of whether investors are consolidating around fewer companies or spreading their bets across more startups.
An e-mail message dated Feb. 6, 2001, released by investigators, showed that Andersen partners discussed whether to consolidate one of the partnership's financial results with Enron's, and it discussed potential conflicts of interest confronting Mr. Fastow.
Even more buildings may sprout on Roosevelt Island down the road, as the city is studying whether to consolidate the Coler-Goldwater Hospital and close its southern campus, which could free a 10-acre parcel.
F.A.A. Hopes to Decide This Year on a Merger In March 2001, Federal Aviation Administration officials said they would study whether to consolidate the two major air-traffic-control centers on Long Island.
The International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based think-tank, noted in 2007 that "what happens in Abyei is likely to determine whether Sudan consolidates the peace or returns to war".Despite claims to the contrary, Abyei does not have much oil.
A panel of judges that decides whether to consolidate similar claims brought in different jurisdictions into a single courtroom ruled Friday that lawsuits filed in several states will be heard in the Central District of California, where Pacquiao was said to injure his shoulder while training for the fight.
Charles Coleman, a Yankees season-ticket holder since 1998, said the decline in the resale market had his neighbors in the box seats where they sit considering whether to consolidate plans next year to minimize the risk of being stuck with tickets they could not sell.
It was filed before he issued a ruling in the bankruptcy case on whether to consolidate all of Owens Corning's assets to satisfy creditors -- a move that would reduce the amount that would be recovered by creditors like Kensington, Springfield and Credit Suisse First Boston (which, as an agent for other bank creditors, supported the motion in a separate filing).
