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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121, Since Apple has long been rumored to be a takeover target, the letter added to the angst in Cupertino.
122, This is evident especially in the food and drinks industries, both of which have seen takeover activity during the 1980s.
123, This leaves only one realistic option a full scale takeover.
124, Read in studio An aerospace company will hear tomorrow whether it has managed to fight off a takeover bid.
125, It's not the first time Barphone has been a takeover target.
126, Sometimes the reaction to a share exchange offer may be affected by the offeror's conduct during the takeover battle.
127, His decree appeared designed to prevent a proposed takeover of the media by the Congress of People's Deputies.
128, We're vulnerable to another takeover bid, especially if there's another recession.
129, This was given nine months before the bank collapsed and financed Gasco's takeover of Cornish tin mining company St Piran.
130, The definition of insider dealing would be expanded to include those contemplating a takeover bid as well as people using inside information.
131, The recent takeover gave Rafferty exclusive control of the company.
132, Another specific influence on both share prices and option premiums is the expectation and likelihood of a contested takeover.
133, Jobs under threat ... Dowty loses the hostile takeover battle.
134, Basil de Ferranti was chairman of the company until it merged with International Signal and Control, a takeover which he supported.
135, So potent is the tradition of Czech cafe society, that most cafes were shut down after the Communist takeover in 1948.
135, Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find nice sentences for a large number of words.
136, Since March 1989 and prior to the takeover late last year, Hawker reduced its head-count dramatically.
137, It's reported to be on the acquisition trail after the major World Online takeover announced yesterday.
138, A Court Scheme represents an alternative to a takeover offer as a method of acquiring control of a public company.
139, It has saved some breweries from takeover, and encouraged new ones to open.
140, However, if we continue to have a milder climate, it could mount a takeover bid in the garden.
141, Most likely it will be taken from budgets for Democrats, who are losing staff because of the Republican takeover.
142, A takeover was under way by the grey men and the only ones who survived it were the grey people.
143, The lender recently launched a card at a low introductory offer of 3.9 APR after its takeover of Bank One.
144, Westinghouse last week adopted a poisonpill plan to make any takeover attempt tougher.
145, The following section examines in greater detail the barriers to increased takeover activity in the Community.
146, The takeover bid fit in with Merrill's strategy of expansion.
147, Management departure,[sentencedict.com] takeover rumours and a profit warning have contributed to its drop from four to 15.
148, The result would, at best, have been clerical absolutism, at worst, Communist takeover or civil war.
149, Torgyan alerted the media to the takeover, which had involved his being physically excluded from party headquarters.
150, Second-guessing the bank's next move in the takeover bid proved very difficult.
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