Sentences with phrase «failed bid last»

WASHINGTON, D.C. - State Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney will challenge U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna in a Republican primary in 2016, setting up a rematch of her failed bid last year in the 22nd Congressional District.

And Balls could lift the lid on his failed 2010 Labour leadership bid and the role he played in his wife Yvette Cooper's failed bid last year.

Activist investor Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital — a business partner with Valeant in its failed bid last year for Allergan — offered a spirited defence of the company in a conference call Friday that lasted nearly four hours.

Not exact matches

Not every bid works out, as the failed effort to buy Botox - maker Allergan last year proves.

Last year, Elliott failed in its push for Dutch paint maker Akzo Nobel to accept a bid from rival PPG Industries and oust Chairman Antony Burgmans.

Fiorina, who announced her bid for president last April and ended her campaign in February after failing to get more than single - digit support from voters, has often been at loggerheads with Cruz.

Price action failed to follow through to the downside last week, finding a bid into the weekend amid equity market weakness.

Prosecutors had recommended a light suspended sentence for Jakarta governor Basuki Purnama (popularly known as Ahok) after blasphemy charges led to his failed bid for re-election last month.

SPC Ardmona, the Shepparton - based fruit canning unit of Coca - Cola Amatil which received a Victorian government handout last year having failed in a bid for a federal handout, is the first to use the new rules to seek a better outcome.

Chelsea have failed with numerous bids for the Toffees star but don't rule out one last ditch attempt to nab the England international.

The Saints, buoyed by their showing at Arsenal, were quick to start on the front foot in a bid to expose the Chelsea defense; a defense that had failed to keep a clean sheet in their last eight games across all competitions prior to their trip to St Mary's.

Southampton's new boss Mauricio Pochettino failed in a last - gasp club - record # 15.25 m bid for Morocco midfielder Abdelaziz Barrada, 23, from Getafe.

Arsenal failed to agree a fee with Monaco for his signature previously, but are now expected to come in with a much larger bid in order to tempt them to part ways with one of their few remaining key players of last season.

Mancini puts City's title bid apparently failing down to the recent injury of Sergio Aguero who missed their draws with Sunderland and Stoke last month — two games which allowed United to open up a five point gap on their rivals.

According to the Daily Star, United will now look to get one over their rivals with a bid for the South American battler, having tried and failed to sign him last summer.

United are to make enquiries over whether Paris St - Germain may sell striker Edinson Cavani, 27, and may make another bid for Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 26, whom they failed to sign last summer — Guardian

Magazine's reasoning: United tried to sign Robben last summer and, although they failed, Louis van Gaal has apparently told Red Devils chiefs to keep bidding for the speedy winger.

Everton had made a move for former Chelsea forward Costa in a failed last gasp bid before re-signing for Atletico Madrid.

He obviously felt we needed one last season or why the failed bids for Suarez and Higuain?

According to The Daily Mail, Arsenal are ready to rival United having failed with an initial bid to sign him last summer and although the Red Devils remain the favourites to land the French international, it's claimed that the Gunners are ready to make their move.

The Mirror is reporting that Pep Guardiola will try again to sign Alexis for Man City when the winter transfer window comes around in January after failing with a deadline day bid last week.

Meanwhile, Mundo Deportivo claim that the club have rejected a $ 45m bid from an unnamed club for Gomes, who has failed to deliver since his switch from Valencia last summer.

We failed in a bid to sign the 20 year - old last summer when he opted to move to the Bundesliga side, and he has hit the floor running in Germany, nailing 21 assists and 10 goals in his debut season.

Arsenal are reportedly preparing a January bid for Lyon midfielder Yoann Gourcuff after having failed to land him last year.

Last week Italian newspaper Tuttosport reported that Galatasaray had failed in a bid to take Mario Lemina on loan from Juventus for the season, suggesting the Italian club were waiting for a formal bid from Arsenal.

That is the view of Ronaldinho also dismissed claims his fellow Brazilian will go on strike following his failed bid to force a move to Barcelona last month.

Jose Mourinho arrived at Old Trafford with many problems to fix, no more so than to persuade David De Gea to stay at the club despite the advances of Real Madrid who were widely expected to once again bid for the new Spain number one, having spectacularly failing to get the deal done on deadline day last summer.

We revealed last week that City were ready to make a renewed bid for Sanchez, having failed to land him in the summer.

McCormack, the subject of a failed bid from West Ham in January, was last season's top scorer in the Championship, netting 28 goals as Leeds finished 16th.

January 14 — A third person has been arrested in connection with allegations that Premier League Tottenham Hotspur spied on officials last year during their failed bid to take over the Olympic Stadium after London 2012.

The former Spurs player was sold to Real Madrid in the summer of 2013 but only after a last - minute bid by Manchester United failed.

David Fried — who was endorsed last month by Clinton in his bid for Rockland County executive — said he will give to charity $ 10,000 that political fixer, government informant and admitted felon Moses «Mark» Stern contributed to Fried's failed 2006 run for New York State Assembly.

After failing to get any offers the last two times around and dropping the minimum required bid by $ 300,000, the state has sold one of its empty upstate prisons: The 31 - acre Camp Georgetown in Madison County.

Harry Wilson has released what I believe is his first official policy statement since his failed bid for state comptroller last fall, or, at the very least his first of this election cycle, in response to the supercommittee's failure to reach a deficit reduction deal.

After a failing congressional bid last year cost him his state Senate seat, Republican Jack Martins launched his campaign for Nassau County executive, promising to «rewrite the county's history» and restore its ingenuity and financial prosperity.

Last month, he started a nonprofit called New York's World's Fair of 2014, and he's drafting letters to «all the major leaders» around town to join his effort, which he says is a better idea than Mike Bloomberg's failed bid to draw the Olympics.

He is so far sticking with his pledge not to run for office again after his failed gubernatorial bid last fall.

Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards, who ran a failed bid for LG as Carl Paladino's running mate last year, confirmed his is «considering» a challenge to state GOP Chairman Ed Cox this fall.

(June 22, 2017, Albany) A coalition of prominent government watchdog groups say Governor Cuomo, Senate Leader Flanagan and Speaker Heastie have completely failed to address the huge problems revealed by last year's alleged rigging of $ 800m in state economic development contracts and that billions of state funds remain at risk for bid rigging and pay to play.

Peter Hain failed to declare thousands of pounds worth of donations towards his unsuccessful bid to become deputy leader of the Labour party last summer, it has emerged.

In a statement issued last night Mr Hain said: «As I said in December, as a result of administrative failings within my campaign there were donations to my deputy leadership bid which were not registered within the normal time to the Electoral Commission.

The consulting firm, which spearheaded the anti-Quinn group, drew information from the Voter Activation Network databases of other campaigns they managed or advised last year and gave the data to the crusade to discourage New Yorkers from supporting ex-Council Speaker Christine Quinn's failed mayoral bid, a former operative for ABQ confirmed to the Observer.

There was no request quite as big as last year's failed bid for a city income tax hike on the wealthy to fund pre-K.

Pataki suspended his own bid for the presidency last month after failing to gain traction in the polls.

Christie, battered by the Bridgegate scandal and a failed presidential bid, came in dead last: Only 25 percent of New Jersey residents approve of the job he's doing as governor.

The Vice-President of the EU Commission has dismissed the idea of a lasting rift between the UK and the rest of the European Union over David Cameron's failed bid to block Jean - Claude Juncker's appointment as president.

Three days after Grieco was cut free from the punishment levied last year for a series of self - inflicted campaign finance and ethics gaffes during his failed mayoral bid, the disgraced former Miami Beach commissioner announced his campaign for a coastal state House seat.

He lost re-election in 2014 to Republican Sue Serino and failed last year in a bid to win the seat back.

Both SL Green and Penn National were part of previous failed rounds of bidding, while Clairvest was a partner in Aqueduct Entertainment Group's winning — but then aborted — bid in the last selection round and had submitted its own $ 1 million refundable entry fee into the bidding process earlier this month.

He's running for Assembly in Yonkers, in a district where former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino got 52 % of the vote during his failed re-election bid last year.