Sentence examples for a hostile move from inspiring English sources

This is not a hostile move".

"We immediately understood that it was a hostile move," Mr. Thomas said.

Henri Guaino, a top adviser to Mr. Sarkozy, went further, warning that the government would intervene if any company made a hostile move against Société Générale.

Rival bidder Royal Bank of Scotland fell 30p to £19.40 as it came closer to launching a hostile move on its prey.

By contrast, China which voted against the resolution and denounced it for good measure is being praised generously.Sri Lanka's strained ties with the West will undoubtedly get worse, not least because the resolution is regarded here as a hostile move.

Traders were talking about a possible £42 a share bid, and suggested BHP, up 18p to £12.23, may be planning to make a hostile move if it does not get agreement from the Rio board.

Why is Lewisham so eager to compulsorily purchase Millwall's land – a genuinely hostile move from the club's former sponsor – on behalf of an opaque offshore developer?

The second strategy starts when the regime makes an obviously hostile move sure to provoke a reaction from the West, such as test-firing a missile or fabricating new centrifuges for a nuclear program.

While preparing for a visit from the Russian president on June 24, the Obama administration should clearly indicate to the Kremlin that its nuclear project with Syria will be seen as an unfriendly if not hostile move.

The hostile move is a sharp departure from Japan's consensus-driven businesses practices.

The hostile move comes about a month after Time Warner Cable rejected Charter's unsolicited offer of $132.50 a share and sets up a proxy fight for the company.