Sentence examples for take over a majority from inspiring English sources

Citing the growing popularity of the militant Islamic group Hamas, Mr. Shaath said that Hamas "might even take over a majority of the Parliament".

Last week, it was announced that the deal for Comcast to take over a majority share of NBC Universal will go through; it's a thirty-billion-dollar deal, with much at stake.

A consortium of prominent investment funds has amassed a 21percentt stake in CNet and is seeking to oust the company's directors and take over a majority of its board, according to people briefed on the proposal.

In recent years, the American military has been relocating from bases near the demilitarized zone to new posts farther south, leaving South Korean troops to take over a majority of the responsibility along the front.

In January, Jana and another activist investor, Sandell Asset Management, announced that they had amassed a 21percentt stake in CNEt and were seeking to oust the company's directors and take over a majority of its board.

Thanks to a quirk in Illumina's bylaws, Roche is also seeking shareholder approval to claim two additional seats on the board, effectively taking over a majority of director positions.

He gained operational control of the club in March 2010 having initially lent them £500,000 in January 2006 when the supporters' trust, Bees United, took over a majority shareholding from Ron Noades.

Chernin Group already has some experience in this area; the company run by News Corp. vet Peter Chernin took over a majority stake in Crunchyroll, which is essentially the Netflix for anime, late last year.

But last September, when he took over a majority stake in the bar as well as day-to-day operations, he relaunched it as The Nines.

Recovery School District -- a state-run district that manages Louisiana's low-performing schools -- took over a majority of New Orleans's public schools after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Public records show that a company controlled by Prince Michael von Liechtenstein took over a majority share in HAAB Liechtenstein's branch in 2007 at the time of Hypo Group's sale to German BayernLB, thus sheltering accounts of corrupt officials.