Sentence examples for held preliminary from inspiring English sources

Palm, which invented the first hand-held organizers in 1992, held preliminary talks with several rivals, including Motorola and Nokia, and private equity firms including Silver Lake Partners and the Texas Pacific Group, but none was willing to buy out the entire company amid such uncertainty over its future, these people said.

"He has held preliminary discussions about the county executive's race with Chairman Mondello," Mr. Siben said.

The two bidders have already held preliminary talks with the Justice Department.

The two sides have held preliminary negotiations during the last month.

Strauss said he had held "preliminary chats" with Flower about the 50-over squad ahead of the selection meeting.

Late last week, lawyers for Enron investors and lawyers for Arthur Andersen, Enron's auditor, held preliminary settlement discussions.

It was reported tonight that Brawn have held preliminary talks with Michael Schumacher about a return to Formula One.

The company has held preliminary discussions with the ONR about Bradwell, its technology and its governance structure.

Lucent and Alcatel have held preliminary talks about a combination that would, in effect, be an acquisition by Alcatel.

Bolivian officials held preliminary talks with representatives of L.G., the Korean conglomerate, which is building the Volt battery for G.M.

Bloomberg reported overnight that ITV had held preliminary talks with the Canadian company, which also distributed Oscar-winning film Spotlight.