Synonym: coup, coup d'etat, putsch. Similar words: take over, makeover, make over, overtake, take cover, take out, takeout, takeoff. Meaning: n. 1. a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force 2. a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation.
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61, Even so, a significant number of takeover bids were probably no more than a form of corporate conspicuous consumption.
62, Current broadcasting rules would ban the choice prize a takeover of Granada, the suitor Tyne Tees spurned last year.
63, The Abingdon-based Morland brewers will know tomorrow if they've managed to fight off a hostile takeover bid.
64, Despite the results and the dividend being lower than expected, Saatchi shares rose 15p yesterday on hopes of a takeover bid.
65, The rise in the Tonka bond was helped by a takeover bid from another toymaker, Hasbro.
66, This reduces the advantage to the raider, and so too the likelihood of a takeover.
67, These issues caused great controversy at the time of the takeover battle.
68, The leading Stockholm trade publisher Norstedts, also included in the 1990 takeover, has a significant legal publishing department.
69, Lurking in the background, too, are the constant takeover rumors about the bank, the largest in Florida.
70, Public relations consultants A good firm of financial public relations consultants should be engaged to assist with the takeover.
71, Last year, the shares traded in the 14p to 4p range as the market reacted to takeover rumours and profit warnings.
72, The Republican takeover of Congress deflated that notion, though, and he no longer stresses it.
73, Management buyouts are a new and rapidly growing means of company takeover and new firm formation.
74, Many of the old takeover favourites were also hard hit as speculators moved to take their profits.
75, But there is already a head of steam in parliament to make the proposed voluntary takeover code legally binding.
75, Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and make good sentences.
76, In the first three quarters of the first year after the takeover Wells spent only $ 2. 8 million here.
77, Knighton is reported to be ready to abandon his takeover bid.
78, Read in studio One of Britain's oldest breweries has won a two month battle against a hostile takeover bid.
79, This is widely understood as a call to arms to defend the movement against a takeover by Mr Klaus.
80, The company was rumored to be a takeover candidate years down the road but not immediately.
81, A merger is essentially a particular category of takeover; no special distinction is drawn in this book between mergers and takeovers.
82, A takeover attempt by another corporation is a very real danger to a corporation with dissatisfied stockholders.
83, As far as business is concerned, a federal takeover of health care was never a viable option.
84, A Wilson spokesman said the governor is reluctant to approve a state takeover of a federal responsibility.
85, Also rumoured they used strong-arm tactics during one of Buckmaster's many takeover bids to build up his conglomerate.
86, Most of the others were suffering from a degree of nervous exhaustion after the long takeover struggle.
87, Read in studio One of the region's independent breweries has managed to fight off a hostile takeover bid - at least for the time being.
88, For this reason, by far the majority of takeovers proceed by way of a takeover offer.
89, Guinness, in addition to its traditional brewing interests, had acquired Bell's whisky after an acrimonious takeover battle in 1985.
90, Perhaps it was inevitable that, one day, Psion would have to make a bold takeover of one sort or another.
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