Sentence examples for quash rivals from inspiring English sources

They used murder and torture to quash rivals, while building a social base in the state.

Google is now providing photos and other information about local businesses in its search results, an update that puts Google in direct competition with sites like Yelp and comes just weeks after lawmakers grilled Google over allegations it was abusing its search dominance to quash rivals.

As vice president, Cheney, you could say, has acted like a great power seeking to maximize influence and quash any rivals, forging an alliance only with Donald Rumsfeld's Pentagon.

PAGE A16 Microsoft's Strong Arm A campaign by Microsoft to quash a rival raises questions about how much its culture has changed after it violated antitrust laws.

This sometimes means better products for consumers, but it is generally illegal practice for a dominant firm, since it extends its power into adjacent markets.In the mid 1990s, Microsoft's bundling of its web browser enabled it to quash a rival browser, Netscape, and led to an American court ruling that it violated antitrust law.

Another top Democratic fund-raiser who raised money for Mr. Gore last year was not enthusiastic about another run, but said Mr. Gore could still quash his potential rivals.

Then there's Jay Z and Nas's "Black Republican," in which the onetime New York rivals quashed their beef over a beat that sampled "Marcia Religiosa," which was composed by Francis Ford Coppola's father Carmine Coppola and originally appeared on the soundtrack to The Godfather Part III.

He also sought to quash speculation that a rival bidder had emerged amid weekend reports that an unnamed investment fund had come forward with a £1.4bn approach.

Since then the two have steered the sport with genius and close collaboration, quashing dissent and resisting all rivals.

French insurer Axa moved on Tuesday to quash market speculation it could bid for rival Prudential, saying it was not in talks with Britain's second-largest life insurer on any tie-up.

Dell has moved to quash rumors that suggested the company had acquired rival PC vendor Alienware.