foreign takeover

collocation in English

meaningsofforeignandtakeover

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foreign
adjective
uk
/ˈfɒr.ən/us
/ˈfɔːr.ən/
belonging or connected to a country that is not ...
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takeover
noun[C]
uk
/ˈteɪkˌəʊ.vər/us
/ˈteɪkˌoʊ.vɚ/
a situation in which a company gets control of another company by buying enough of ...
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(Definition offoreignandtakeoverfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Once again, one of our leading companies faces the possibility of aforeigntakeover.
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He appeared to say that anything goes in suchforeigntakeoverbids.
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There is no need, therefore, to make a vesting order as an automatic sequel to a prohibition order, so as to prevent aforeigntakeover.
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New clause 1 attempts to prevent theforeigntakeoverof ordnance factories or parts of them.
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Preventing foreign takeovers of firms deemed worthy of protection was thus achieved by persuasion and market activity, rather than legislation.
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We are extremely concerned about the inadequate protection against takeovers, particularly foreign takeovers.
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There are other firms which do not know when they could fall prey to foreign takeovers.
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It is not a simple case of continental governments erecting barriers to foreign takeovers.
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We should pause before introducing provisions on general grounds such as those suggested in relation to foreign takeovers.
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I suppose this country is not alone in having legislation to control inward direct investment and foreign takeovers.
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Its political creation continues every time a developing country is blackmailed into opening its capital market and permitting foreign takeovers.
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What, for example, will be the test of national interest by which foreign takeovers may be prevented, as he foresaw?
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