Sentences with phrase «succeeded in their bid»

The third daughter of late mining heir Michael Wright has succeeded in her bid to extract much more than she was left from his will, with a judge ruling she should get $ 25 million.

Peehaps the best case scenario at this point would be if Alisher Usmanov succeeds in his bid to take over the club from Stan Kroenke.

The odds have fluctuated throughout the day, but moments ago, Roma moved from 3/1 (4.0) to land Wilshere, into a very short 1/5 (1.2) to succeed in their bid.

Before Chelsea's next game, United could be a point in front should they succeed in their bid for victory, albeit having played a game more, and a win would pile immense pressure back onto Chelsea.

Bentley Motors announced today during their annual sales update to motoring journalist that they have been succeeding in their bid... Read more»

Bentley Motors announced today during their annual sales update to motoring journalist that they have been succeeding in their bid to recover from the sales slump experienced during the world - wide economic crisis.

One of the world's largest cities may soon have its own cryptocurrency, at least if Seoul Mayor Park Won - soon succeeds in his bid to launch «S - Coin.»

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He added that he was «worried by the contacts that the Russians were having with US persons» and «had unresolved questions» by the time he left office about whether» the Russians had succeeded in getting Americans to do their bidding.

Icahn already raised his bid by a dollar a share in mid-April, but unless he raises it again, the rights plan will likely succeed and his takeover attempt could fizzle.

Norton Gold Fields is poised to succeed in its Bullabulling Gold takeover bid after the Perth explorer begrudgingly accepted the increased takeover offer of 8 cents per share.

Italy opened the bidding process for state - controlled airline Alitalia on Friday, hoping private investors will succeed in reviving the unprofitable carrier after repeated injections of state aid failed to do so.

Threatened by the prospect of a combined Broad - Qual, the company is said to be waiting in the wings, ready to swoop in and make a bid for Broadcom if the Qualcomm coup looks likely to succeed.

LONDON / NEW YORK, Feb 27 - Comcast Corp would become the world's largest pay - TV operator if CEO Brian Roberts» $ 31 - billion bid for Sky Plc succeeds, more than doubling its subscribers and expanding its international presence as growth slows in its core U.S. market.

LONDON / NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters)- Comcast Corp would become the world's largest pay - TV operator if CEO Brian Roberts» $ 31 - billion bid for Sky Plc succeeds, more than doubling its subscribers and expanding its international presence as growth slows in its core U.S. market.

GROCERY wholesaler Metcash Trading has pledged to sell all of the Action supermarkets across Australia to independent owners should it succeed in its takeover bid for Foodland.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the B.C. government's attempt to get court backing in a bid to thwart the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion would put Canada in «economic gridlock» if it succeeds.

Next month, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will celebrate the first anniversary of his successful bid to succeed Stephen Harper in the probable knowledge that some of his former rivals — as well as other ambitious Conservatives — are holding a bit of a deathwatch on his leadership.

Only last August, Surfing WA boss Mark Lane had revealed the event «didn't have a pulse» after its previous contract expired last year until a last - ditch bid to save it succeeded, thanks in no small part to financial commitment of State - agency Tourism WA.

Ideally Wenger would like to bring in Schneiderlin in the January transfer window and is readying a # 20m bid for the St Mary's star but understands that such a move is unlikely to succeed with Southampton ready to fight to keep hold of the former Strasbourg man as Ronald Koeman looks to maintain his side's excellent start to the season.

Boris Koytchou's three - club bid on the West hand was a preemptive weak jump overcall that succeeded in stealing sufficient bidding space to land South in the wrong suit; at the other table, Harold Ogust and I played the hand in diamonds.

Arsenal look likely to succeed with a bid to sign one of Manchester United's top summer transfer targets after making an official approach for Barcelona winger Pedro, according to sources in Spain.

Even if Arsenal went back to Lyon and Monaco with improved bids for Lemar in particular and finally succeeded to sign Thomas Lemar.

When a young player is signed by another club and he succeeds (Mbape, Dembele), the same horde goes gaga again and ask why we «never bothered to put in a bid».

Another source said that Fanatics owner Michael Rubin's bid, which reports also linked to Sean «Diddy» Combs, is not dead yet, but it's becoming increasingly less likely to succeed, in part because of Richardson's own feelings about who to sell the team to.

A move of this magnitude would act as a real statement of intent from a side looking to rebuild their reputation though the bid has to succeed in order to act as such, a task that may be beyond Man United, such has been the damage inflicted upon the Old Trafford outfit during David Moyes's brief reign.

Supposedly, a deal could now be moving closer as United are tipped to succeed with an improved bid for the 29 - year - old as Real prepare to bring in his replacement, according to the Metro.

The news comes as QPR continue negotiations with Mark Hughes about succeeding Neil Warnock as manager, with the hope that a new boss can reignite the fortunes of Taarabt, who has been on the fringes this term, having fired the R's to promotion from the Championship the season before.A deal with French money bags Paris Saint - Germain looked like going through in the summer, but Taarabt later blamed political differences for the transfer ultimately collapsing, leaving him frustrated at having to stay in England.The mercurial Moroccan has interest from a host of top European clubs, but his conduct in the last few months, including walking out of QPR's 1 - 0 win over Chelsea at half - time and consistently admitting he wants to leave, have left many questioning his attitude and professionalism.However, Qatari side Al - Sadd have not been put off, and made their move for Taarabt last week, only to pull out of a deal after being told it would take a whopping # 15 million to convince them to sell.That sort of figure also rules out Newcastle and Aston Villa as potential destinations, with the thought now that QPR will hang on to Taarabt until at least the summer, where they hope Taarabt could spark a bidding war, after being rejuvenated under a new manager and firing the club to Premier League safety.

Anti-capitalist protesters camped outside St Paul's Cathedral face eviction after a bid to remove them succeeded in the high court.

If it means voluntary groups can, and do, bid for local contracts, it will have succeeded in delivering some of the big society's objectives.

In it, the Manhattan Democrat says he has «assembled the deepest, broadest coalition of progressive supporters» in his bid to succeed Andrew Cuomo as attorney generaIn it, the Manhattan Democrat says he has «assembled the deepest, broadest coalition of progressive supporters» in his bid to succeed Andrew Cuomo as attorney generain his bid to succeed Andrew Cuomo as attorney general.

David Cameron and George Osborne's bid to mute the rebelliousness of Conservative MPs in yesterday's 1922 committee elections has broadly succeeded - but at a cost.

It is with great pleasure that I announce my endorsement of Grace Meng in her bid to succeed me in Congress.»

Tabone garnered 41.5 percent of votes, according to NY1, in his failed bid to succeed Carrozza, who announced earlier this year that she would not run for re-election to the seat she has held since 1996.

Kathleen Matthews, a Democrat running for Congress in Maryland's 8th District, announced her support for the man she is trying to succeed, endorsing the Senate bid of Democratic Rep. Chris Van Hollen.

S.J. Jung received the endorsement of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum in his bid to succeed City Councilman John Liu (D - Flushing).

With 89 percent of districts reporting, Meng had a commanding lead over her challengers in her bid to succeed retiring Rep. Gary Ackerman, with 50.8 percent of the vote, compared to 28.3 percent for Assemblyman Rory Lancman and 15.8 percent for City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley.

Hialeah Republican Rep. Manny Diaz Jr. is holding a fundraiser May 15 in Coral Gables for his bid to succeed termed - out Sen. Rene Garcia in Senate District 36.

He injected himself into the Senate coup in 2009 just long enough to accrue a fancy title, and then escaped the charges filed against his compatriots; he had weathered investigations into the Aqueduct bidding contract, and a questionable nonprofit called New Directions; and somehow, despite that, he had succeeded again this spring, when he managed to cut a favorable deal for himself with the Independent Democrats, who at the time were badly in need of a non-white member to join their coalition with the Senate's (also entirely white) Republican conference.

UPDATE: In Upper Manhattan, voters there said «no» to political family dynasties by rejecting Assemblyman Guillermo Linares «bid to unseat Senator Adriano Espaillat and rejecting his daughter, Mayra Linares, bid to succeed him in the AssemblIn Upper Manhattan, voters there said «no» to political family dynasties by rejecting Assemblyman Guillermo Linares «bid to unseat Senator Adriano Espaillat and rejecting his daughter, Mayra Linares, bid to succeed him in the Assemblin the Assembly.

Supporters of Charles Kennedy's bid for the Liberal Democrat leadership are increasingly concerned that the frontrunner to succeed Paddy Ashdown has not done enough to clinch victory in the first count - and may face a dangerous run - off against the rising challenge of Simon Hughes.

Manhattan State Senator Bill Perkins officially kicked off his bid to succeed retiring Harlem Congressman Charles Rangel — and introducing him was Raymond Santana, one of the five young men of color convicted but ultimately absolved in the infamous 1989 Central Park jogger case.

Some lawmakers are opposed to helping a facility that won a state bid for a casino license in 2014 and vowed it could succeed — despite concerns from the outset that it faced stiff competition.

Ms Shawcroft, who is head of Labour's powerful disciplinary committee, is supporting Momentum boss Jon Lansman's bid to succeed Iain McNicol in the powerful role.

He also insisted the long - shot bid to beat Cuomo, who has more than $ 23 million in the bank compared to Astorino's $ 1.5 million, can succeed based on working hard.

Senate Democratic hopeful Marisol Alcantara was given the nod for her bid to succeed Adriano Espaillat in the chamber by former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer.

Chris Migliaccio, 23 - year - old Republican from Queens, may not succeed in his maiden voyage into electoral politics (a long - shot bid for the State Assembly), but he has stumbled into his very first political mini-imbroglio.

A Cazenovia businessman who runs one of the nation's fastest - growing food service companies will launch a Republican bid to succeed Rep. Richard Hanna in the 22nd Congressional District.

Lazio, a former congressman, ran for the Senate in 2000 but was defeated by Hillary Clinton in the bid to succeed Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

Sources tell NY1 that the Independence Party is backing Democrat David Weprin in his special election bid to succeed Anthony Weiner in Congress.

It is a sign of how deeply the 42 - year - old former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi foundered in his bid to infuse fresh life into Italian politics that the 81 - year - old, scandal - plagued, four - time former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi looks on track to succeed him as Italy's political comeback kid.