Sentence examples for block hostile from inspiring English sources

To block hostile data, it had to close off large parts of its network to people outside the country.

After the previous draft law was defeated, the European Court of Justice ruled against the use of golden shares to block hostile bids, and the commission is working on a separate proposal to ban them altogether.

Oil and gas producers are least keen to make cuts.In this section Politics this week Business this week ReprintsDespite an easing of rules on mergers and acquisitions coming into force next month, South Korea's giant conglomerates, or chaebol, said they will block hostile takeovers, especially from foreigners.

In his interview with VICE News, Gosar argued that it was necessary to block hostile commenters because of the threat of political violence, particularly from the left, pointing to the attempted assassination of Rep. Steve Scalise, and groups like antifa.

Over the last year, administrators and editors at Wikipedia have repeatedly blocked hostile posts about the rabbi.

Yet despite changes to European Union bank merger regulations, national regulators in E.U. member states can be expected to continue to exercise pressure in favor of their domestic banking institutions, and this may include effectively blocking hostile transactions.

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co said it separated the roles of chairman and chief executive officer and abandoned a plan aimed at blocking hostile buyout bids.

Poison pills were developed in the 1980s to enable insiders to block a hostile acquisition.

Illumina has adopted a shareholder rights plan, or poison pill, as it tries to block a hostile takeover by the Swiss drug maker Roche Holding.

Some analysts attributed the decline to increasing speculation that the government of Canada might block a hostile $38.6 billion bid for Potash from BHP Billiton, the Australian mining company.

PeopleSoft lost 20 cents, to $21.58, on news that the Justice Department is seeking to block a hostile $9.4 billion bid by its larger rival, Oracle.