Sentence examples for acquired full control from inspiring English sources

The Times Company acquired full control of The Herald Tribune in 2003, and has been accelerating the integration of the two papers in recent months.

Even after the closure of the News of the World, the company still accounts for 34% of UK newspaper circulation and, had it not been for the Milly Dowler phone-hacking allegations, News Corporation would surely have acquired full control of BSkyB to add to its HarperCollins book publishing empire.

It also acquired full control of its San Francisco-based subsidiary, UnionBanCal, better known as the Union Bank, and has since made small purchases to expand that lender's franchise.Union Bank has operations in California, Oregon, Washington and Texas, and is among the 25 biggest banks in America.

The investment group recently acquired full control in Mail.ru from Naspers, for example.

In 1983 the Crowns acquired full control of the Ojai Valley Inn and oversaw a major expansion, adding new rooms and tennis courts, another swimming pool, a fitness facility and a conference center.

IAC acquired full control of Match.com's former parent company, Ticketmaster, in 2003.

In August, Glencore launched a $280m bid to acquire full control of Minara where it already held 73%.

But John Browne, BP's chief executive, announced plans to eliminate overlapping outlets and said BP could save $200 million a year if it acquires full control of the German operations.

Sprint is also close to acquiring full control of Clearwire, whose wireless spectrum holdings will go toward building its own high-speed data network.

AstraZeneca confirmed that it was acquiring full control of Cambridge Antibody Technology Group in a deal worth £567 million ($1.07 billion), intended to secure the drug maker's access to new products.

Viacom Inc. yesterday made a deal to acquire full control of the UPN television network, setting up the prospect that one company would own two broadcast television networks for the first time.