Sentence examples for which has consolidated from inspiring English sources

They are saying there are efforts to incite the west of the city against the opposition movement, which has consolidated some gains in recent months.

The pro-Good Friday Agreement UUP has lost three seats today, two of them to Ian Paisley's hardline Democratic Unionist party, which has consolidated its position as the province's largest unionist party.

Indonesian, a form of Malay, is the lingua franca, which has consolidated its position in the last two decades thanks to the spread of television and the popularity of local sinetrons, or soap operas.

Such folk observe that Google has recently announced a tie up with Qihoo 360 Technology, a Chinese firm that puts out popular antivirus software as well as the country's leading web browser.Qihoo is determined to take on Baidu, which has consolidated its grip on China's search market after Google's departure (it is estimated to command a share of greater than 70%).

Yet that has not stopped some commentators from wondering if the loss of its Prozac patent might also make the firm vulnerable to a takeover in an industry which has consolidated rapidly in the 1990s.One reason for the recent spate of mergers has been the increasing cost and complexity of producing new drugs: about $500m on average.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which has consolidated departments and reduced its payroll under severe financial pressure, now plans to sell its headquarters and two adjoining buildings on Madison Avenue in a deal that it says could reap more than $150 million.

On Sept. 15, 2001, the law firm bought the building for $2.35 million from Dale Carnegie Associates, which had consolidated its offices into its Hauppauge location.

The companies have also found themselves largely unable to raise prices in the United States because of competition from imports and the bargaining power of retailers, which have consolidated in recent years.

Assad's efforts to recapture Qusair follow a series of counter-offensives in southern Syria and east of Damascus which have consolidated his hold over central Syria ahead of planned peace talks promoted by the United States and Russia.

Barack Obama signed on to the approach, but it cost counterinsurgents the trust of the White House, which under Obama has consolidated authority over foreign and defense policy.

Still, AT&T pointed on Sunday to a recent report from the federal Government Accountability Office that said cellular subscription costs fell 50 percent from 1999 and 2009, a period in which the industry has consolidated.