Sentence examples for agency block from inspiring English sources

[Page C3.] U.S. Urged to Block Oracle Bid PeopleSoft announced that staff lawyers at the Department of Justice are recommending that the agency block Oracle's $9.4 billion hostile takeover of PeopleSoft on the grounds the deal is anticompetitive.

Other provisions would give the Legislature full control of a state economic development agency, block the governor's ability to write regulations and allow the Legislature to hire its own lawyers to file lawsuits on behalf of the state.

The Republican-controlled state legislature in Wisconsin passed a series of proposals shortly before dawn on Wednesday that would cut early voting in the state, give Republicans full control of a state economic development agency, block the governor's ability to write regulations and allow the legislature to hire its own lawyers to file lawsuits on behalf of the state. .

The measures, which were passed by the Republican-controlled state Legislature on Tuesday, would cut early voting in the state, give Republicans full control of a state economic development agency, block the governor's ability to write regulations and allow the Legislature to hire its own lawyers to file lawsuits on behalf of the state.

NEW YORK TIMES MEDIA DECODER   Mexican Regulators Reject Nestle-Pfizer Deal  |  Mexico's antitrust agency blocked Nestle's deal to buy Pfizer's infant nutrition business in the country.

Last year the company announced with fanfare that it had finally figured out a way to create a satellite Disney Channel — by partnering with a Russian broadcaster — but a government agency blocked the deal.

Europe's biggest discount airline, which owns 29.8 percent of Aer Lingus, in June renewed its pursuit to buy the rest of its rival to bolsters its operations in Ireland, five years after the EU agency blocked an earlier takeover attempt because it would create a monopoly for Irish flights.

RICHARD PRATT Australia $1.6 billion Age: 64 Pratt's Visy dominates the paper industry in Australia a key reason why the country's antitrust agency blocked his bid to buy Stone Container Australia, a major paper maker, last year.

And then in November, Zharov's agency blocked Rutracker.org, the largest Russian-language torrents website, and immediately Russia skyrocketed to second position in the number of users of the Tor network.

"It's appalling that it requires an act of Congress to ensure that federal agencies block access to these sites," the congressman said in a statement.

The two agencies blocked a merger between AT&T and T-Mobile after concluding that the partnership would reduce competition and eliminate jobs.