Oracle, for example, did a hostile tender offer, took over, used the legal and financial process to take out its key competitor.
That might mean, say, esteemed cancer outfits such as London's Royal Marsden and Manchester's Christie hospitals tendering to take over cancer service in cities with poorer outcomes.Ministers remain reticent about all this.
He did so on the basis that it would be manageable if he both reduced the prison population and competitively tendered all public sector prisons over the lifetime of the government.
Her skin felt tender and itchy all over.
I have always found it histrionically tender, shrill and over-coloured.
The doctors in this study performed a bimanual examination on all 189 patients, and found that all had cervical motion tenderness or were tender over the uterus and/or the adnexa.
Without exception all patients were tender, specifically over GB31, and were less tender after treatment.
Sprinkle cloves lightly with salt and pepper, and cook, turning occasionally, until they are tender and lightly browned all over, about 10 minutes; lower heat if they seem to be browning too quickly.
Cook mixed mushrooms until tender and slightly browned all over, about 3 minutes; transfer to a plate.
Almost half of the patients had tenderness over the uterus and/or motion tenderness of cervix and both adnexa, 20% were tender over the uterus and/or cervix only, 19% over the uterus and one of the adnexa and 12% over the adnexa only (Table 2).
