One of these peers might then swoop in and make a better offer, leaving Petronas empty-handed.
Besides a better offer, acceptable excuses include a culture mismatch, corporate reorganization or sudden exit of your supervisor.
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He could walk away as an Arab hero and await a better offer.
But he certainly would have received a better offer a couple of years ago, even as a 35-year-old with bad knees.
The risk involved in holding out for a better offer is real, says Eric Rosenfeld, president of money manager Crescendo Partners.
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So if you want his charitable pesos, make a better offer.
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Thousands of slaves, lacking a better offer, joined the king's cause.
One suspects that the investors are counting on the State of New York or the federal government stepping in and making a better offer to resolve the touchy standoff.
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Mr Dacic is likely to stick with the DS, but he could choose to switch horses to the SNS if they make him a better offer (such as the premiership).
In the absence of an even better offer, should it decide to stay independent and perhaps seek to become a predator itself, its shareholders might yet give it sympathetic support.
So, we know there's more than a few of you always on the lookout for a BOGO or better offer to come along whether buying for yourself or as gifts, any tips for our tightfisted friend here?
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Consummation of the transaction with Brother is subject to court approval and a marketing period in which Kodak may seek to obtain a higher or better offer for the business, alone or in combination with other businesses, including through a court-approved auction.
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But the college junior turned it down for an even better internship offer at a start-up called Nebula Inc.
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Even if a bill passes and the economy continues to struggle, voters would be looking at a Republican Party that didn't have anything better to offer.
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In terms of financial benefits, credit unions are generally a better deal: they tend to offer better interest rates, lower fees, and more favorable terms on credit cards.
And I trust that Apple would constantly come up with ways to make the user interface better and offer cool new features (and gt us to spend more money of course).
Changes that have made the food stamp program more generous, along with policies to reduce mortgage debt for low income people, also make it easier to wait for a better job offer or work part-time rather than full-time.
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Previously the company had offered software upgrades to provide better defense against things such as spyware, as well as to offer better network control capabilities.
Eventually we may even be able to drive the market to offer better solutions that fit our needs, versus what suppliers of air mass transportation offer us today.
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The heavily armoured vehicles offer better protection against improvised explosive devices than Humvees do.
Namely, why some securities offer better returns than others, even when they have a close resemblance.
Early diagnosis and treatment in men offer better protection against osteoporosis and other related conditions.
With these gains, firms expect to offer better service to customers and returns to investors.
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And I'm absolutely confident that America has no better ambassadors to offer than our young people.
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But these reasons are also why small-caps offer better potential for growth over the long term.
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