Sentence examples for attempt to win control from inspiring English sources
In Iowa, Republicans failed in their attempt to win control of the State Senate.
Last year, LVMH amassed 34percentt of Gucci in an attempt to win control of it without offering to buy all the shares.
As for Mr. Bloomberg's attempt to win control of the schools, neither City Hall nor the Legislature reported making progress yesterday.
In May Porsche was forced to abandon an attempt to win control of VW, leaving it with a stake of nearly 51% – less than required for full control under German law – and heavily indebted.
And as for giving a senior job to Holger Härter, Porsche's once-feted chief financial officer well, the joint-architect with Mr Wiedeking of the attempt to win control of VW must now shoulder the blame for the consequences of its failure.More than two years in the making, the two men's bold plan unravelled in a matter of weeks.
PARIS — The low-cost airline Ryanair said Wednesday that it was letting its nearly €700 million takeover offer for Aer Lingus lapse after European competition regulators said they planned an extended review of the bid — Ryanair's third attempt to win control of the Irish flag carrier in six years.
He said Mr Ashley was attempting to win control of the group without launching a bid and added: "There is a major issue of corporate governance here".
He attempted to win control of the entire building, but was ultimately thwarted as his stake was bought out.
Gas Natural failed to win control of Iberdrola, another Spanish utility; Zimmer's attempt to break up an agreed merger between Centerpulse and Smith & Nephew is still pending.
The military began its attempt to win back control of the city on Saturday, with a multi-pronged assault spearheaded by ground troops backed by tanks and helicopters.
For to win control of an American operator, the alternative to bidding for AT&T Wireless is not to do nothing: it is to attempt a $150 billion hostile takeover of Verizon, in order to win control of Verizon Wireless.
