Al-Anba reported Hayward said the offer was part of an effort to
fend off takeover bids by other international oil companies in the wake of the devastating oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
BP asks Kuwait sovereign fund to raise stake, Kuwait denies offer
Mr Callaghan, who had been watching the action on closed-circuit television at the Home Office, went to Grosvenor Square to see the police
fend off the demonstrators.
Callaghan cheers Grosvenor Sq police; RETRO REPORT October, 1968 How we covered... Edited by Tony Woolway
As it continues to
fend off a rival bid for the Reckson portfolio from renegade investor, Carl Ichan, SL Green has been busy ramping up its own stock in the city, announcing investments in several midtown propertiers.
SL Green ramps up portfolio with series of midtown deals
Delta Air Lines Seeks Creditor Help To
Fend Off US Air Bid - Report.
Airline Finance News - North America
At the same time, the machine adopts MHI's proprietary "Smart Yaw" technology to
fend off occasional gusty strong winds and withstand hurricane-force wind velocities up to 70m/sec.
MHI Receives First Order for Japan's Largest 2.4 MW Wind Turbines
Thompson and his colleagues began with bacteria from the genus Streptomyces, soil bacteria that share an ancestor with Mycobacterium and are champions of producing antibiotics that
fend off other microbes.
Target practice: researchers shoot for new treatments against tuberculosis
To find and keep balance in your life and
fend off burnout, Verna Price, Ph.D., recommends the practice of "being present."
Beat back burnout: five strategies to stay motivated
RIT and IT security company McAfee partnered for the second year to provide students with hands-on experience in building and defending "digital fortresses." During a 24-hour period this spring, students had to
fend off network attacks simulated by McAfee engineers.
Making a game of IT security: a slew of higher ed competitions allow students and pros to hack networks
JFK in 1960 had to
fend off questions about his Catholicism.
In defense of attack ads
By all accounts, Quinn had to
fend off some tough tackling.
Mighty Quinn's away win
In response, the organization explores ways to reduce costs and improve efficiency to
fend off competition.
Automated finishing improves Dalton Corp.'s profitability
A radical Islamic group yesterday drew 1,000 delegates to a London conference as it debated how to
fend off Prime Minister Tony Blair's plans to ban it in Britain.
Radical Islamists fight off ban
Love is supposed to count for something in this novel, though fending off its presence doesn't do much to
fend off the outer dark.
Might of the hunter: Madison Smartt Bell on Cormac McCarthy
We've all done stupid things when we're drunk, and it sounds like you did your inebriated best to
fend off this lass - but a picture paints a thousand words.
Dear Rachael : DUMPED THANKS TO SILLY DRUNKEN KISS
Males must
fend off "floaters"--homeless males that try to move in.
Crab coalitions