Sentence examples for example a consortium from inspiring English sources
Each week brings another batch of multi-billion-dollar deals.Yesterday, for example, a consortium of private-equity firms including Blackstone and KKR paid $10.9 billion for Biomet, a maker of artificial knees and other orthopaedic appliances.
In India, for example, a consortium has been formed by several countries to provide $1.3 billion a year in aid.
For example, a consortium of 67 companies, including the Big Five accounting firms and Microsoft, recently announced XBRL (extensible business reporting language), which will make it possible to exchange financial data easily and rapidly across different software platforms.
Last June, for example, a consortium led by BP, the U.K.-based energy company, won a bid to exploit the Rumaila oil field, making it the world's second-largest producing oil field.
For example, a consortium of chemistry instructors called ChemLinks/Modular Chem found that 94% of students engaged in active learning at 13 institutions had more confidence in their ability to do science, compared with 56% of students who completed a traditional intro course.
For example, a consortium of major national employers announced plans to sponsor Dossia, a non-profit, independent data warehouse in which their employees can maintain lifelong personal health information [ 64].
It is participating, for example, in a consortium that won a 30-year contract to power London's subways.
The European Union-funded CO-REACH initiative, for example, is a consortium of 12 national bilateral research programmes with China that commands a combined annual budget of €12 million.
This week, for example, a telecommunications consortium called Iridium, currently the chief civilian contributor to regular satellite launches, reached exactly halfway in its programme to launch 66 satellites.
For example, an international consortium of 450 academics has recently produced reports about determinants and influences on well-being [ 106].
The Big Three automakers, for example, have formed a consortium to purchase common goods, and other companies will be able to use the system for a fee.
