Sentence examples for target of hostile from inspiring English sources

A global brand with supporters from Singapore to Salcombe and a stock market value that makes them the target of hostile takeover plots, they attract awe and ordure in equal quantities.

The front-runner for the Republican nomination, Mr. Perry found himself once again the target of hostile questions and accusations from his seven rivals on the stage at a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Fla., hosted by CNN and the Tea Party Express.

The company was the target of hostile takeover bids from rival Electronic Arts issued in February 2008.

When, last year, Hope expressed these views in a blog post for the national newspaper The Guardian, he was the target of hostile comments from readers, some seeing his vision as a threat to job security or academic freedom, or maintaining that it is only applicable to a few fields.

Now imagine going about your own routine business, which sometimes includes flying, and suddenly feeling yourself the very visible target of hostile attention, almost a mob, and being completely unable to extricate yourself from the situation.

Companies that have break-up values in excess of their market capitalisation (and there are many in Japan) are increasingly becoming the targets of hostile bids.

Dozens of dot-coms with low stock market value appear to have become the targets of hostile takeovers in recent months because they are cash rich and valued low by the markets.

But they and other recent arrivals described being the targets of hostile racial remarks, isolated incidents that they said detracted from the positive reaction they received from others in the neighborhood.

In the sky over southern Iraq early today, two American F-16's were targets of "hostile Iraqi fire" and "used precision-guided weapons to strike an air defense site," a Central Command statement said.

Wheaton, based in Vancouver, is also the target of a hostile takeover bid by Coeur d'Alene Mines of Idaho.

In addition to the shareholder revolt, Disney is the target of a hostile takeover bid by the Comcast Corporation, the country's largest cable operator.