Sentences with phrase «targeted by rival»

Robin Ellis is the dashing Ross Poldark, returned to Cornwall from the war in the colonies to find his betrothed engaged to another, his family estate in ruins, the copper mines targeted by a rival and his fortunes challenged.

With his temperament issues and arguably being unfairly targeted by rival teams and the English media, there had been speculation that Costa might consider a return to Spain this summer.

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Target could set itself apart by offering something its rivals didn't: clothing and kitchenware with panache and low prices.

Target's arrival was highly anticipated by consumers and feared by rival retailers.

E-commerce company Zulily hopes to outmaneuver larger rivals Amazon, Target, and Walmart by keeping nimble on how it approaches data - based projects.

Honda has already spelled out plans to market a vehicle which can drive itself on highways by 2020, and the new target for city - capable self - driving cars puts its progress slightly behind rivals like BMW.

But starting in March, rival Target will also be opening the first of between 125 and 135 locations also once owned by Zellers.

In the meantime, Target has been rolling out a sophisticated branding operation here honed by 50 years of slow, steady and massively successful expansion in the U.S.. From a family - owned Minneapolis department store, Target has grown into a discount retailing force rivalled (and still consistently dominated) only by Walmart, which posted US$ 264 billion in U.S. sales last year.

And of course, fulling anticipating aggressive shipping policies by rivals that are now basics expected by shoppers, Target will again offer free shipping with no order minimum from November 1 through Dec. 23.

What's more, shopper traffic was up again, a notable achievement given the challenges faced by rivals from Target (tgt) to Macy's (m) to get people to come into stores over the holidays.

Its mid-term targets include buying rivals with 10 to 15 billion francs total worth of assets under management each year, which should bring assets under management to between 121 and 131 billion francs by 2008.

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is unlikely to set an output target when it meets June 2 as it sticks with Saudi Arabia's strategy of squeezing out rivals, according to all but one of 27 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.

According to its just - leaked training manual, US retailer Target aims to catch up with rival Amazon.com by teaching its emplo...

According to its just - leaked training manual, US retailer Target aims to catch up with rival Amazon.com by teaching its employees to be more «amazing,» with a «service vibe to make guests feel welcome and comfortable.»

Escalating missile attacks on Saudi targets by the Iranian - backed Houthis threaten to detonate an epic clash between the rival Sunni and Shia alliance systems.

On top of re-adding website retargeting — which is already offered by Facebook, Google, Twitter and Pinterest — LinkedIn will also enable business to target ads based on people's email addresses, as its aforementioned rivals already do.»

Immobile was initially targeted by Rodgers last summer as he searched for an adequate replacement for Luis Suarez, but the Italian was snapped up by Jurgen Klopp as Robert Lewandowski left Dortmund on a free transfer to join hated rivals Bayern Munich.

Barcelona have seen a shock # 48m bid for Real Madrid winger and Manchester United target Angel Di Maria rejected by their arch rivals.

You need only look at the clips to see that the Northern Irishman quite clearly targets his rival, before having the favour returned by the angry striker.

So it still seems that Arsene Wenger is unable or unwilling to match the money offered by rival clubs for our transfer targets.

If that does not do it for you Gooners, maybe the statistical report by Metro comparing the shooting and scoring stats of the Premier League title chasers will do the trick, as the report shows that Arsenal are doing better than all of our our rivals in the two key areas of goals per attempt and goals scored per shots on target.

There had even been talk from German outlet Sport Bild (translated by Sport Witness) that Ozil was emerging as a target for Chelsea, so United could be seeing off two big rivals for the playmaker's signature.

The Chilean is claimed to be a target for the Gunners» rivals Man City, who are managed by the player's former boss Pep Guardiola currently.

However, more names continue to be linked with a move to the San Siro, and as noted by MilanNews.it, Conti is a target for the club as they look to hold off competition from a number of rivals both in Italy and abroad.

If weng was being serious he'd have offered # 50m at first instance and could have had his target for under # 60m before our rivals would override us by making offers less likely to waste everbody's time.

The Man United boss has earmarked moves for a trio of targets having been promised funds by his Old Trafford board as he looks to wrestle the Premier League title from local rivals Man City.

Having previously been linked with a number of big clubs before joining Spurs, Paulinho has also been targeted by London rivals Chelsea this summer, whilst Real Madrid have also supposedly shown some interest in snapping him up.

Offering a very good seasonal performance for Dynamo Kyiv, Brazilian striker Junior Moraes (turning 31 next April 4), according to Ukrainian source Tribuna, has been targeted by main rivals of them, Shakhtar Donetsk.

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Nevertheless, Such a deal should annoy premier league rivals as the players in discussion are also targeted by Chelsea and Arsenal.

December 20 — A second - tier unheralded club in the industrial north of England with a relatively small but loyal and passionate fan base surrounded by larger rivals may not seem the most obvious target for a foreign takeover.

The ruling came as a result of a suit filed by a rival infant formula company PBM, which supplies major chain stores such as Wal - Mart and Target with store - brand formula.

In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.

It sounds a lot like a rival for the Aston Martin Rapide to us, and while that has four doors, its interior space and target market are likely to mirrored nicely by the Morgan.

Maserati set its sights high when it announced a sales goal of 50,000 units a year by 2015, and it appears the Trident could target German rivals with a mid-engine, V - 8 powered sports car.

The model started life as a bit of an ugly duckling, but was notable as the first Jeep crossover — a car designed to target the lucrative market made popular by rivals like the Nissan Qashqai.

[5] Buyers seeking more performance - focused models are targeted by the Lexus IS and rival makes, with such models offering a sportier drive with differently tuned suspensions.

It's also under investigation by the FBI for use of another software program designed to target rival ride - hailing startup, Lyft.

Microsoft is targeting its cloud storage rivals including Dropbox, Box, and Google today by offering to essentially buy out customers» existing contracts if they make the switch to OneDrive for Business.

By comparison to Google's 4,700 DMCA requests, Lumen has logged less than 200 complaints targeting rivalling services like Dropbox, OneDrive and even Kim Dotcom «s Mega (which accounts for over 100 of these).

Xiaomi has long been targeted by critics who accuse it of copying rivals.

For instance, the powerful combination of its «public platform» — a feature currently being tested by rival Sina Weibo — and official accounts turns WeChat into a superb marketing channel to reach out and target customers.

The immediate feedback makes it easier to experiment and figure out what's working, whereas before you had to rely on simple blood splashes; World's complex environments enable a wider variety of attacks, and it's useful to know exactly what's happened when your target is hit by a falling rock or a fiery blast from a rival monster.

Microsoft is not the only rival company that has recently been a target of Google Project Zero, as an iOS 11.1.2 exploit was released by security researcher Ian Beer.

By having a targeted and compelling career shift resume that highlights your most transferable skills, you're likely to outshine your rivals.