Sentence examples for abandoned friendly from inspiring English sources

Crucell was left at the altar last month when Wyeth abandoned friendly takeover talks to sell itself to Pfizer.

And in a war of perceptions, it undeniably handed the Taliban a propaganda victory.Leaving captured territory is controversial because, in addition to the fillip it gives the Taliban, it can also mean abandoning friendly local Afghans.

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This will be remembered as the season in which Milan abandoned a friendly in protest at monkey noises launched from the stands, before having a league fixture suspended for much the same reason.

AC Milan have escaped punishment but have been told they were wrong to abandon a friendly after Kevin-Prince Boateng was subjected to racist chants.

One of the weaknesses of the claims system is that late-night sittings – 1am or 2am adjournments were routine – which made it hard for many MPs to get home were abandoned in "family friendly" reforms several years back.

The sharp-edged, somewhat cheesy font of the original logo has been abandoned for a friendlier, rounded font.

Visitors from all over the world arrive daily at the site near the city that used to be called Saigon, renamed Ho Chi Minh City after the Communists took the south in 1975.Alongside the wreckage of an abandoned M41 tank another friendly guide demonstrates a dozen types of improvised booby-traps with sharp spikes that were set in and around the tunnels to maim pursuing American soldiers.

In January, Italian fourth division side Pro Patria were ordered to play one match behind closed doors as punishment for racist chanting towards AC Milan's Kevin-Prince Boateng, who walked off the pitch and was followed by the rest of the players as the friendly was abandoned.

They embody three core principles of smart growth: brownfield development, which reclaims abandoned industrial properties; transit-friendly development, which builds new residences in close proximity to rail stations and ferry piers; and downtown redevelopment, which provides economic stimulus to adjacent central business districts.

Soon afterwards Switzerland's Roche decided to abandon its previously friendly overtures toward Genentech, a Californian biotechnology pioneer, in favour of a hostile takeover bid.