Sentence examples for standstill that from inspiring English sources

Elliott and EMC agreet to a one-year standstill that expired this fall.

In addition, CSX has named Hilal as its vice chairman and agreed to a standstill that will put four of its nominees on the company's expanded board of directors.

Silverman and Wolff point to covenants in the deal that require Cendant to vote its shares with the majority of the board and to agree to a standstill that restricts Cendant from acquiring more stock in the company for ten years.

Maybe the worldwide standstill that would result -- maybe the disruptions, the danger, the discomfort and the desperation that would occur, if civilization were for even an hour "off the grid" -- would remind disconnected moderns of the debt they owe to energy providers.

The vice chancellor thus blocked the enforcement of a don't ask/don't waive standstill that Genomics had entered into with an anonymous bidder.

He held the post until 1828, when a sudden inundation seriously injured him and brought the tunnel work to a standstill that financial problems stretched to seven years.

But the talks stalled and threw the case back into court when TransCanada lawyers would not agree to sign a "standstill" agreement to prohibit any pipeline work on the property until at least March 1. "We cannot agree to any standstill agreement that includes construction activity," TransCanada lawyer Amy Burgert said in an email to Crawford's attorney, which was included in the court file.

Given how long it took to agree a debt standstill agreement, that's ambitious.

"The concept was to create a standstill and that was accomplished," she said.

Once they agree, the activist and the company enter into a standstill agreement that sets the terms of their relationship going forward.

The accord settles one of Validus's criticisms of the deal process: that Transatlantic had demanded an excessive standstill period that prevented Validus from buying additional shares.