Sentence examples for more recent takeover from inspiring English sources
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But ever the amicable exes, Silverman and Kimmel seem to have maintained a good relationship, with fairly regular gags on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" -- from the viral "I'm F***King Matt Damon" to Matt Damon's more recent takeover of the show, in which Silverman made an appearance.
By comparison, more recent takeovers and acquisitions have been relatively painless.
Another asks: "Do you think the current consensus earnings forecast" for a specified period "will likely move upwards or downwards?" A more recent question involves takeovers: "How likely is it that the company will be taken over in the next 6 months?" The BlackRock surveys are careful to ask that analysts supply only those views that they have already stated publicly.
The SoftBank deal is also worth more than some recent takeovers, including Takeda Pharmaceutical's 2008 purchase of Millennium Pharmaceuticals for $8.1 billion.
Another option involves Comcast, which extracted approval from government regulators for its recent takeover of NBC Universal by committing to provide more minority-run programming.
It would also be the largest foreign takeover of a British firm, beating some of the more recent deals which include: O2 bought by Spain's Telefonica for £18bn in 2005.
It could be even more, she says, if Android's problems in the patent courts continue, or if Google's recent takeover of mobile phone company Motorola spooks hardware partners like Samsung and HTC.
More recent experience lulled fears.
