Sentence examples for derail a planned from inspiring English sources

If it succeeds, the British bid would derail a planned merger between Seita and Spain's Tabacalera.

The Maple offer, first proposed in May, helped derail a planned merger of the Toronto and London stock exchanges.

Nasdaq, fierce rivals with the N.Y.S.E. for years, had sought to derail a planned merger between NYSE Euronext and the Deutsche Borse.

The announcement delayed, but did not necessarily derail, a planned buyout by crosstown rival Dynegy.

The proposed donation threatened to derail a planned visit by Gorbachev to Britain to foster better relations between east and west.

community honored Sgt. Stefan Smith on Sunday in an effort to derail a planned protest of the fallen soldier's funeral by members of Westboro Baptist Church.

Gibson's latest acting project, Get the Gringo, was released straight to view-on-demand in the US after failing to secure a theatrical run, and he was accused of derailing a planned film about a famous 2nd-century BC Jewish revolt for antisemitic reasons by screenwriter Joe Eszterhas.

Whatever the other benefits to Vodafone, the most immediate effect is to derail a plan by Mannesmann, a German company that had planned to link with Vivendi in hopes of thwarting Vodafone's $155 billion hostile bid to acquire Mannesmann.

Whatever the other benefits to Vodafone, the most immediate effect is to derail a plan by Mannesmann, a Germany company that had planned to link with Vivendi in hopes of thwarting Vodafone's $155 billion hostile takeover bid for Mannesmann.

Through their LT2 Group – so called because they own what are known as lower tier two bonds – they are attempting to derail a plan to force bondholders to take losses on their investments to plug a £1.5bn hole in the bank.

Vodafone AirTouch of Britain announced an alliance with Vivendi of France that would derail a plan by Mannesmann of Germany to link with Vivendi to thwart Vodafone's bid to buy Mannesmann.