Sentences with phrase «giants battled for»

Dodgers and Giants battled for the NL West title on the final weekend.

There are now four tech giants battling for voice assistant and smart speaker supremacy in China: Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent (through JD.com) and Xiaomi.

Not exact matches

Greens and Chevron set to face off over Gorgon vision Chevron is set for fresh battles with WA's powerful green lobby group after the US giant said yesterday it wanted to nearly double the size of the $ 50 billion Gorgon liquefied natural gas project on environmentally fragile Barrow Island off WA's North West.

After a seven - year legal battle, European authorities came down hard on Google on Tuesday for taking advantage of its dominance in online searches to direct customers to its own businesses, fining the tech giant a record 2.42 billion euros ($ 2.72 billion) and raising the prospect of more.

He continues to believe that the best way to make an impact is to head straight for the American mainstream and is not shy about battling giants like Procter & Gamble on their own turf, pushing hard for market penetration in mainstream supermarkets in health - conscious cities such as Denver, Austin, and Seattle.

The legal battle pitches one of the world's richest cities against a tech giant known for its forays into new markets around the world that have prompted bans, restrictions and protests, including by drivers of London's famous black cabs.

LONDON, Feb 27 - U.S. cable giant Comcast offered to buy Sky for $ 31 billion in an unsolicited approach, taking on Rupert Murdoch's Fox and Bob Iger's Walt Disney in the battle for Europe's biggest pay - TV group.

Fortune's Steve Gandel takes a look at the bruising four - month battle between the chemical giant and hedge fund Trian, saying it offers a new window into whether shareholder activism is good for corporate America, or crippling it.

Both companies have cooperated with Korean giant Samsung, which is waging a fierce IP legal battle with Apple and is its main rival for global hegemony in smartphones and tablets.

The $ 5 billion Canadian online poker and gambling giant has emerged with an 80 per cent stake of a combined CrownBet and William Hill corporate bookmaking business that will take on Tabcorp and Sportsbet in the heated battle for Australian punters.

As the last witness for the defense in the Justice Department's legal battle against AT&T's $ 85.4 billion deal to buy Time Warner, Mr. Stephenson portrayed the 140 - year - old phone giant as being in an existential crisis and in need of the deal with Time Warner to compete against tech companies.

Congress gave final approval to a giant $ 1.3 trillion spending bill that ends the budget battles for now, but only after late scuffles and conservatives objected to big outlays on Democratic priorities at a time when Republicans control the House, Senate and White House.

After a seven - year legal battle, European authorities came down hard on Google on Tuesday for taking advantage of its dominance in online searches to direct customers to its own businesses, fining the tech giant a record 2.42 billion euros ($ 2.72 billion)...

Here's the «CliffsNotes» summary: The «Watchers» helped mankind with technology; humans abused it for evil; God cursed the angels for this and turned them into rock giants; these fallen angels help Noah build and defend the ark; when they die in the battle against the bad guys, the mysterious beings go up to heaven.

«It sets the scene for a battle of the giants.»

US agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland's failed $ 3 billion takeover bid for east - coast grains handler GrainCorp and the $ 500 million plus takeover battle for Victoria's Warrnambool Cheese & Butter have underscored the red - hot demand for Australian agriculture assets.

While Williams built his reputation on deals such as the merger of fertiliser giants Incitec and Pivot and more recently by advising Bega Cheese in the takeover battle of Warrnambool Cheese & Butter, he has dabbled in small pharma companies for years.

Rothschild managing director Sam Prentice, the banker who led Canadian giant Saputo to victory in the $ 530 million battle for Warrnambool Cheese & Butter, says deals will keep flying in dairy and he hopes Rothschild will help Saputo build its Australian position.

Her comments come on the heels of milk price increases from rival dairy processors Murray Goulburn and Bega Cheese, and in the wake of Canadian dairy giant Saputo's victory in the three - way takeover battle for Warrnambool Cheese & Butter.

The dramatic takeover battle for Warrnambool Cheese & Butter could take another turn in its dying moments, with Japanese - owned Lion looking like it will not sell its 10 per cent WCB stake into Canadian giant Saputo's offer.

Australia's largest privately owned milk processor, United Dairy Power, has backed Canadian dairy giant Saputo's bid for control of Warrnambool Cheese & Butter in a fierce $ 500 million - plus takeover battle with Victorian farmer co-operative Murray Goulburn.

Updated Canadian dairy giant Saputo has lifted its bid for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory for a third time, offering shareholders $ 504 million and dropping key conditions as it tries to break apart a dramatic three way battle for the nation's fourth largest dairy processor.

For better or worse, a giant fiesta just didn't fit into the schedule this year, but that doesn't mean I won't be celebrating the Battle of Puebla next Thursday.

He was resident King Jerkface in NXT for a couple years, but he debuted on the main roster at WrestleMania and won the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on his first night.

He will have to battle Thomas Sorensen for the goalkeeper's jersey at Stoke, after the 33 - year - old Danish international recently pledged his future to the club despite being linked with a move to German giants Bayern Munich.

Team Bulwa (this Sunday's co-Orunje Game of the Week), then a Championship Rematch with Team Kozin, Team Malvin, Team Harris, a potential battle for the 1 - Seed with Team Maione, Rivals Team Cohen, Team Zimmerman and close with this year's giant - killer Team Gutman..

According to The Mirror, he'll cost over # 40m, but all three Premier League giants named above are preparing for a transfer battle in the summer window.

Teddy Bridgewater has battled through the adversty of having skinny knees and a giant weiner which is just a classic recipe for disaster.

As the Ramos saga continues to drag on, however, it seems the Premier League giants could be set for an intense battle with the Bavarians for the former Sevilla star — who could cost as much as a whopping # 65m [via the Daily Mail].

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Beckham and Norman battled intensely for most of the game with the Giants wide receiver drawing three personal foul penalties and the Panthers cornerback earning two.

Arsenal are reportedly locked in a three - way battle with Barclays Premier League rivals Manchester City and Serie A giants Juventus for the signing of Spanish attacking midfielder Isco.

Blackpool is set to be a tough challenge for the highly rated 19 year - old, who joined Chelsea from SPL giants Celtic in 2011, with former Birmingham City manager Lee Clark facing a losing battle when it comes to trying to keep the Seasiders in the second tier after a chaotic season that has been overshadowed by fan protests against the club's ownership.

Each year for the last four years, in memory of Andre the Giant, WWE hosts a battle royal at WrestleMania and hands out a trophy to the winner.

Bavarian giants Bayern are clear favourites to top the group, leaving the rest of the sides to battle it out for second place.

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The Gunners crashed to a shock 2 - 1 defeat against Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday night and now face a battle in order to qualify for the knockout stages in Europe as they will likely need a positive result in one of their back - to - back fixtures against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.

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On the game - winning drive Westbrook, battling severestomach cramps from the second quarter on, rushed four times for 34yards — «He reminds me of myself when I was young,» the Giants» retiringTiki Barber would say in defeat — while Garcia completed both of his passes for13 yards.

Loser Goes Home In the latest installment of their storied rivalry, the Dodgers and the Giants are at it again, battling for the National League wild card

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Fortunately, the quality is so terrific also in the rest of Europe there are still ample opportunities to enjoy watching giants battle it out without going a bit mental about rooting for just one side.

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The battle between the two European giants kept on going for a while, though it never seemed certain, as to who will sign the player eventually.

The Serie A giants are desperate to recruit the ace from their rivals and will battle the Reds all the way for his services.

Koulibaly has been a solid figure for Napoli and the Italian outfit values him very highly and the club's president Aurelio De Laurentiis has constantly stated that he has battled to keep the defender out of the clutches of the Spanish giants.

Premier League side West Ham United are involved in a head to head battle with Spanish giants Atletico Madrid for the services of Turkish international Gokhan Tore.