Sentence examples for offer was held from inspiring English sources

Boparan's quest to table a formal offer was held up by discussions with Northern Foods' pension trustees over a key sticking point – its pension liabilities.

The Grand Met offer was held by analysts to be a generous one for a struggling company that was under-performing in its industry.

It was also marred by the fact that 40 percent of the shares bought in the tender offer were held by Mark Cuban, the investor.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the meeting, reportedly the first since Microsoft made its $31 per share unsolicited offer in January, was held Monday, when Microsoft presented its plans for the combined company.

Majnoon was offered in a tender that was held in December 2009.

A ceremony was held, prayers were offered, a speech was made by the local congressman or other official, an eighth grader from the public junior high or the Catholic school -- it alternated from year to year -- delivered the Gettysburg Address.

The seat he'll be running for was held by Barack Obama, offered for sale by Rod Blagojevich, and is now occupied by Roland Burris, whose approval numbers are at historic lows.

But the exchange offer is being held up by some bondholders, including Citigroup, people briefed on the negotiations said.

In July 1998, WellPoint agreed to pay $500 million in cash and stock for Cerulean, the Atlanta-based parent of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia; its offer had been held up pending resolution of shareholder lawsuits against Cerulean.

I'm not going to defend or excuse that, and the person who made the illegal offer should be held responsible.

An event to promote the shares offer is being held in the pub on Sunday, where those interested in joining the scheme can meet the team involved.