1. But that tight vertical integration tended to make IBM insular and slow-moving. 2. Several movie studios achieved vertical integration by acquiring and constructing theater chains. 3. Still, wouldn't such a move be just another form of vertical integration ? 4. Article 8 explicitly authorizes vertical integration in generation, transmission, distribution and supply. 5. "What this really amounts to is vertical integration , " he said. 6. But in meetings this month the government also expressed concern about vertical integration . 7. In a statement, Lang said he did not oppose vertical integration in principle. 8. Even so, vertical integration may sometimes give rise to competition concerns. 9. Or consider vertical integration , in which a company owns its supplier or customer. 10. I think we and ABC just have advantages because of our vertical integration ,