Sentence examples similar to overturn auction from inspiring English sources

However, following a concerted effort by the proprietors to get the Colonial Office to reverse the action, the Crown overturned the sales conducted at the auction in 1783.

Some analysts expect Loral's creditors to try to overturn the auction results at a hearing tomorrow before Judge Robert Drain of Federal Bankruptcy Court.

The federal appeals court in Washington overturned the auction in June and returned the licenses to NextWave, saying that bankruptcy protections surpassed F.C.C. rules.

If the auction is not overturned by the courts or Congress — and either seems possible — it could be the last significant transportation action of the Bush administration, which leaves on Jan . 20

A judge in the capital, Brasília, overturned the ruling and said the auction would take place as scheduled.

Doers and doings in business, entertainment and technology: Here's one bid that may not have been final: EBay was back in court yesterday, looking for a way to overturn a $29.5 million verdict against the online auction giant.

In fact, it is unclear whether there will be much of an auction even if the ruling is overturned.

Companies like FirstEnergy hope that the Supreme Court will overturn a ruling by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that negawatts be treated like megawatts in capacity auctions.

In a statement yesterday, Mr. Freeman called the court-approved auction held by T.W.A. earlier this week "a sham" and predicted that the Justice Department and the bankruptcy court would overturn it.

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In a statement after the auction, Rosneft said it had been prepared to offer $2.5 billion for the Slavneft stake, and that it would take legal action to overturn the results, which it said had been predetermined.