Sentences with phrase «at a rival for»

They were just two points above the relegation zone on Sunday, and at the end of normal time were heading for defeat at rivals for the drop Almeria.

Brooklyn Councilman Vincent Gentile lashed out at his rival for Congress, Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan, for what he said was his «silence» on the open letter 47 Republican Senators sent to Iran warning that the next commander - in - chief might undo the Islamic Republic's nuclear negotiations with President Barack Obama.

Place such a motor into a Spyker sports car, and it could provide enough power to challenge Tesla's base 324bhp Model S. Add two, and we could be looking at a rival for the 682bhp dual - motor P85D...

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Enough that the brilliant minds behind Crispr - Cas9 — University of California at Berkeley's Jennifer Doudna, her academic partner Emmanuelle Charpentier of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Germany, and rival Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard scientist Feng Zhang — and the various biotechs affiliated with them are embroiled in an ugly, global patent spat over the rights to the tech.

With college basketball's regular season schedule finished, men's basketball teams compete against their conference rivals today and through the weekend for their final shot at improving their standing with the NCAA Tournament selection committee.

The Express Drive program, which we'll see expand rapidly around the country through 2017, takes aim at recruiting and retaining drivers for Lyft, Uber's biggest rival.

The rivals often find themselves at odds when a key license product comes up for renewal.

The order, which is expected to be announced by the airline Thursday, ahead of its investor day presentation, is a big win for Airbus and a very public loss at home for its main rival Boeing.

NEI filed shareholder resolutions last year with five of the largest Canadian banks calling for them to consider vertical ratios and assess the risks of horizontal benchmarking — setting salaries by comparing what CEOs at rival banks are paid, a practice that some shareholders argue has led to skyrocketing compensation packages.

Sarepta Therapeutics, which won a pioneering Food and Drug Administration approval for its Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug last year, has settled a patent dispute with rival BioMarin over the «exon - skipping» technology at heart of the companies» muscular dystrophy treatments.

While the sources said the deal could break down at any time, it makes perfect sense for Apple (AAPL), after evaluating Tidal and who owns it, to take the plunge and acquire one of its chief rivals in the streaming business.

For example, young companies that target big business customers are increasingly checking out rival Microsoft (msft) Azure, while those wanting extensive analytics take a good hard look at Google Cloud Platform.

Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos will soon be the next vice president at the ECB, after a rival from Ireland dropped out of the race Monday and backed the Spaniard for the position.

Lee's methodology factors in the share prices of publicly traded Bloomberg rivals FactSet (fds) and Thomson Reuters (tri) to arrive at an estimated valuation for Bloomberg.

Whether it proceeds with an offer for Norwegian or not, through its new investment, IAG will at least be well - placed to influence its rival.

Behind him a slide stating «No user profiling» punctuated his subtle dig at rivals like ad - tech giants Google (goog) and Facebook (fb), which are known for collecting vast data stores about their customers.

A renowned campaigner against the rising level of poverty in the U.S., his rivals were left speechless after the media reported that he had paid more than $ 400 on two separate occasions for a trim at a popular Rodeo Drive salon.

Launched by YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, the new video application for your mobile phone is positioned to rival six - second video app Vine and Instagram's new video capacity, which allows users to record up to 15 seconds of video at a time.

The German sportswear company made the uniforms for both countries, keeping rivals Nike and Puma out of the spotlight for the final game at the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

After years of underperforming rival Home Depot (hd), they are no doubt eager for new blood at the top.

Ackman's Pershing Square Capital teamed up with Valeant to mount a failed hostile takeover of rival pharmaceutical company Allergan, and at the time, the famed fund manager credited Pearson for being able to spot opportunities where others couldn't, much like business legend Warren Buffett.

Culiacán (Mexico)(AFP)- Amid a bloody dispute between rival drug gangs battling for control, the Mexican state of Sinaloa has just seen its deadliest weekend in years with at least 30 people killed.

When Atlantic Canada's biggest lumber company, J.D. Irving Ltd., was assessed a duty of only 3 per cent, the Chronicle Herald described the sanction as an «opportunity» for the company to gain market share at the expense of its more heavily taxed Canadian rivals.

While Panera has been at this menu reformulation for years, Shaich takes issue with some rivals — he called out McDonald's (mcd) and Subway specifically — for removing a single ingredient from their menus and trying to make a big, bold statement that they are serving healthier foods too.

The company's basic idea of selling goods at a low price with great service has remained constant for two decades but it keeps investing in new technology and improving operations to stay ahead of rivals.

The Dallas - based supplier of homebuilding products and components grew large enough for the Fortune 500 after its 2015 acquisition of rival ProBuild, which had several times more revenue than Builders FirstSource (bldr) at the time.

«It creates a potential for someone — a network provider in this case — to discriminate against rivals who would have content,» said Mark Jamison, an economist at the University of Florida who served on Trump's FCC transition team, when asked about AT&T's treatment of DirecTV Now.

Andreas Schwab, a German Christian Democrat lawmaker at the European Parliament, and Spanish liberal Ramon Tremosa unveiled a draft of their resolution last week, saying separating search engines from other commercial services would ensure a level playing field for rivals in Europe.

The company obtained 32 % of sales in such economies at the time, compared with about half for rivals Unilever and Colgate - Palmolive (CL).

Like its larger mobile rival, AT&T (t), Verizon lately seems to be at least partially following the successful playbook for gaining customers crafted by T - Mobile CEO John Legere and his team.

Lloyd Blankfein's path tothe pinnacle of finance nearly rivals for degree of difficulty that of his legendary predecessor Sidney Weinberg, who was one of eleven children of a Brooklyn bootlegger and started working at Goldman Sachs as a gofer shining spittoons, in 1907, a few years removed from elementary school.

Pizza Hut, which is owned by Louisville, Kentucky - based Yum Brands Inc. and based in Plano, Texas, has reported sales declines for eight straight quarters at established locations, even as rivals Domino's and Papa John's have enjoyed gains.

At first, opposition rivals attacked him for failing to put his substantial holdings in the firm, which manages pensions, into a blind trust after he was named to a cabinet position responsible for regulating the industry.

This is 10 % higher than the bid of rival Xstrata, which had proposed to buy LionOre at C$ 25 ($ 23) a share, equal to C$ 6.2 billion ($ 5.7 billion) for the whole company.

Republicans in South Carolina also were voting on Saturday in the state - by - state contest to pick nominees for the Nov. 8 election, with opinion polls showing front - runner Donald Trump trying to solidify his spot at the top of the pack and rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio fighting for a second - place finish.

Kirby's decision comes at a particularly challenging time for United Airlines as the carrier grapples to reassure shareholders and appease employees amid lagging financial performance compared with rivals» and demands for better wages and benefits.

The report, a redacted version of which was released publicly last week, alleged that Russian President Vladimir Putin directed a cyber campaign aimed at helping Trump beat his rival Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House.

If Trump does abandon his campaign vow to appoint a special prosecutor for Clinton, it will be a reversal of a position he mentioned almost daily on the campaign trail, when he dubbed his rival «Crooked Hillary,» and crowds at his rallies often chanted: «Lock her up.»

If the video didn't show anything that raises the stakes for RIM's rivals, it looks like it may at least put BlackBerry's operating system in the same universe.

You'd dismiss the stunt as totally ridiculous, if it weren't for the fact that, hard on the heels of its well - financed rival, Borland International Inc. is valued at $ 680 million, a mere eight years later.

One potential danger sign: Last Thanksgiving, Sony offered a $ 100 discount on the PS4 for a price tag of $ 199, but the Switch still beat its rival console among online retailers while selling at full price ($ 299), according to data from Adobe's Digital Insights.

Concho Resources, a US oil and gas producer, agreed to buy rival RSP Permian for $ 9.5 billion including debt and CME Group, the Chicago exchange, agreed to buy Nex Group, in a deal that valued the UK group at nearly # 3.9 billion.

Analysts at Canaccord Genuity said Monday the project's $ 5.3 - bilion northern leg «is no longer a necessity» for Canadian oil sands producers, thanks to the sudden rise of crude - carrying unit trains and rival pipeline schemes proposed by Enbridge Inc..

Ma Huateng's arch rival, Alibaba's Ma Yun or Jack Ma was also forthcoming on his views about core technology at the summit: «It is the compelling obligation for big companies to compete in core technology,» said Jack Ma according to the South China Morning Post.

Apple also gave better projections for the third quarter than expected, giving investors more confidence in the company's long - term health at a time when its top smartphone rival, Samsung, said it expects demand for its high - end phones to soften.

As Domino's Pizza prepares to announce its Q2 results tomorrow, YouGov for Traders takes a closer look at one of this decade's best - performing stocks, along with how the brand compares to rivals at home and in Australia

(Reuters)- Spanish office buildings owner Inmobiliaria Colonial (COL.MC) said on Monday it has launched a takeover bid for Axiare Patrimonio (AXIA.MC), valuing the rival company at 1.46 billion euros ($ 1.70 billion).

The purchase, to be mostly paid for in shares and convertible bonds, follows Ensco Plc's (ESV.N) acquisition of smaller drilling rival Atwood Oceanics Inc ATW.N in an all - stock deal valued at about $ 839 million in May.

Last month, AbbVie reassured investors that Humira would be safe from competition for at least a few more years, granting rival Amgen Inc (AMGN.O) a non-exclusive license to sell a copycat version in the United States, but not before 2023.

Zippon.in, an on - demand logistics aggregator for relocation services, had shut shop in February as it could not raise fresh funding after a proposed deal to sell out to a larger rival fell through at the eleventh hour.