Sentence examples for a hostile bid from inspiring English sources

"It can't be a hostile bid".

Simply put, though, a minuscule chance of a hostile bid is not much of a threat.

Kraft's management said it would be disciplined, but intended to pursue a hostile bid.

Last month, the French drugmaker Sanofi launched a hostile bid for Aventis.

Hostile bids are rare enough; a hostile bid for two banks is unheard of.

BHP Billiton launched a hostile bid for Potash Corp, the world's largest fertiliser producer.

And the effort to undertake a hostile bid distracts the bidder's management.

The resulting hoard of cash prompted a hostile bid by Northern.

In Britain, Bank of Scotland has launched a hostile bid for National Westminster Bank.

This ended the ability of management to adopt this structure to fight off a hostile bid.

"There now seems little room left to manoeuvre with Pfizer having ruled out a hostile bid.