Sentence examples for Preemptive moves from inspiring English sources

In fact, Google and Yahoo, have been making preemptive moves in an attempt to stave off regulation.

But was this a shift in consumer behavior or a reflection of preemptive moves by all three chains to offer more low-calories offerings?

In many cases, leading acquirers appear to be making preemptive moves for attractive assets, so they don't risk competitors taking the deals or paying up as valuations rise in the future.

Also, several PBMs have carried out preemptive moves designed to demonstrate they can operate in either a rebate-free world, or one in which 100% of rebates are passed through to plan sponsors.

Companies must decide what kind of strategy is called for (partnership, preemptive move, etc). and what the optimal tactics are.

That is a preemptive move to allow extra floor time for other potential delay tactics by Republicans on health care.

QUESTION FROM DAN BOGDAN: Do you support the idea of a preemptive move into Iran in order to attempt precluding nuclear capability?

This latest round of bids was apparently prompted by an unexpected, perhaps preemptive, move three weeks ago by Charles Dolan of Cablevision.

While Bacquelaine admitted there was little problem with full facial covering among Muslims in Belgium, he argued for a preemptive move, saying: "We have to act as of today to avoid [its] development".

Meanwhile, some analysts are concerned about an accidental escalation, perhaps during joint exercises between the U.S. and South Korean militaries, or that North Korea might make its own preemptive move.

In a preemptive move, several of them have agreed to join the advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington in asking a federal judge to declare that Cheney's records are covered by the Presidential Records Act of 1978 and cannot be destroyed, taken or withheld without proper review.