That is a key level under Delaware's takeover law, a level that makes it much harder to force a merger.

According to 'The NBA Encyclopedia,' its long-term goal was to force a merger with the more established league.

Here is one idea: Heeding the Court's take-charge advice, she should force a wholesale merger of school districts.

According to one of the owners of the Indiana Pacers, its goal was to force a merger with the more established league.

That offer needs to draw two-thirds of the publicly held shares to allow Sabre to have a 90 percent stake and force a merger.

The league forced a merger with its rival, and made possible the Super Bowl.

Davis's methods worked, and in 1966, the junior league forced a partial merger with the NFL.

But at least it is not a case of California forcing a merger to keep out a New York company.

One day later Porsche sought to allay fears it would attempt to force a merger with Volkswagen Group.

Bilbao had said it was prepared to buy at least 25 percent Banesto stock to become a controlling shareholder and force a merger.