Sentences with phrase «apparent bid»

Tinder, one of the leading hook - up sites today, developed an interesting add - on that would help their registered users locate the nearest STD testing center in their vicinity in apparent bid to settle the company's beef with AIDS Healthcare Foundation that started last September.

In an apparent bid to protect such assets, CSIS last year made public its discomfort regarding the takeover of Canadian company Nexen by China's CNOOC.

LONDON — A former senior civil servant at the Treasury has attacked the government's decision to backstop a $ 2 billion (# 1.5 billion) loan to Saudi Arabia's state oil company in an apparent bid to woo the company to list in London.

Israeli politicians and generals have spoken often of an intention to hit hard in Lebanon if war breaks out, in an apparent bid to deter Hezbollah.

Elliott does not seem to share those qualms: On at least three occasions, according to both court testimony and the accounts of seven people who spoke with Fortune, children of people facing the hedge fund's attack have been pulled into the fray in some way, in an apparent bid to gain either information on or leverage against their parents.

In an apparent bid to ease Ottawa's concerns, CNOOC has pledged to keep the head office in Calgary, seek a listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange and place some $ 8 billion of its assets under the control of Nexen's management in Canada.

Lansley has revealed that Bercow attempted to change the particulars of the job description, in an apparent bid to pave the way for his preferred candidate.

Cuomo even threw in a jab at his bitter rival, Mayor Bill de Blasio, who demurred in endorsing Clinton in an apparent bid to build up his influence and «progressive» credentials.

Squabbling jurors at the Joseph Percoco corruption trial asked Friday to review closing arguments from the lawyers in an apparent bid to bolster their own positions — but got shot down by the judge.

Those committees then allegedly funneled the money to specific Democratic candidates in tight races in an apparent bid to avoid campaign - donation limits.

Disgraced former Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. is asking for yet another lawyer in an apparent bid to put off his sentencing next month for corruption.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, for instance, has ramped up her visits to Upper Manhattan this year in an apparent bid to increase her visibility in African - American and Hispanic communities as she works to bolster support with those crucial voting blocs ahead of the 2013 race.

In the last few months the UK's two main political parties have entered into an apparent bidding war over which of them can elevate the teaching of character highest on their educational agendas before...

In the last few months the UK's two main political parties have entered into an apparent bidding war over which of them can elevate the teaching of character highest on their educational agendas before the next general election.

Leaked documents obtained by AFP News call for the EU to legislate against «negative» messaging and campaigns with «misleading nutrition, health and / or environmental claims» in an apparent bid to head off criticism about palm oil's impact.

In an apparent bid to deliver the final blow the Court even states:

Even though regulating decentralized virtual currencies seems to go against one of the main benefits of crypto, which is that it is not answerable to any authority, regulators have stated that they are going ahead with legislation in an apparent bid to protect investors from scams and fraud.

However, in an apparent bid to get you to use Bixby more often, Samsung has placed a software lock on the button, allowing you only to activate Bixby from the button.

Google has reportedly offered to invest around $ 880 million US (1 trillion won) in LG's Display division in an apparent bid to make sure it gets the supply of displays it needs for the next Pixel phone.