The competition for control of securities class actions heated up after Congress amended U.S. securities laws in 1995 to require judges to appoint a "lead plaintiff" to oversee the litigation and negotiate fees.
One U.K. newspaper's sources said the sale process is still at an early stage, and added that Virgin is likely to face competition for control of Bally from private equity buyers, other health club chains and from property investors.
Eastern DR Congo has suffered from two decades of violence linked to ethnic rivalries and competition for the control of the area's rich mineral resources.
Millar's positive assessment had been echoed earlier in the week by the Professional Rugby Players' Association, which said it was "confident" the row over European competition and player control would be resolved by next season.
Publishers essentially faced no competition and enjoyed complete control of what books people could publish and sell.
His appointment as governor is for life, and he has control over competition issues as well as prudential supervision.
The four-man sleds, which are trickier to control, begin competition on the track on Friday.
As for A123, it also struggled with quality-control problems and competition from low-cost producers in Asia.
At its core, health reform is all about ensuring that American families and businesses have more choices, benefit from more competition, and have greater control over their own health care.
Things are still tight for Chelsea considering they are the only team of the three still playing in an extra-league competition, but they effectively control their own destiny with a game in hand against Arsenal and by hosting Spurs on May 8th.
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This starts with chipping away at the federal control that prevents true competition between private health plans.
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With all three of the big console-makers getting into the motion-control game, the competition is going to be intense.
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Men like Rockefeller and Carnegie colluded to control prices, eliminate competition, and manipulate the free market in the name of their own narrow interests.
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The logic is that because it is hard to introduce choice and competition into policing, only democratic control can empower the public, who currently feel that supposedly minor crimes are neglected.
As governor, I insisted on competition and basic fairness to end their control of our state and return it to the people.
We see this notion everywhere: that companies grow primarily because of precise control, zero-sum competition, and the rational primacy of cold-hearted spreadsheets.
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Its aim was to control costs by injecting more competition into the system, and to overhaul financing by introducing a central health fund.
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More competition means De Beers can no longer control prices the way it used to: by buying diamonds when markets are weak and selling when they strengthen.
That is due partly to economic concerns beyond HP's control, and partly to increased competition on the home front.
Las Vegas casinos are prohibited by the Nevada Gaming Control Board from taking bets on Olympic competition.
You can add to that competition authorities and regulators bearing down on banks' control of the market in personal current accounts and insurance.
The Health and Social Care Bill introduces the biggest shake-up since the founding of the NHS in 1948, putting GPs in control of much of its budget and encouraging greater competition with the private sector.
Fewer companies in this industry will result in better control over their inventory and lessened market uncertainty and competition will allow the remaining three HDD companies to be able to make the technology and capital investments that this industry requires.
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Constellation argues that the AB InBev and Modelo deal would increase competition in the U.S. by ultimately giving Constellation greater control over Corona and other brands.
It is designed to give health professionals more control over spending the budget, and aims to encourage greater competition with the private sector.
The Health and Social Care Bill is designed to give health professionals more control over spending the budget, and aims to encourage greater competition with the private sector.
There have been booms in independent film-making before, but on previous occasions the studios have used their control of distribution systems and their libraries to fend off such competition.
"Clubs are now in a reporting period that will count towards the first assessment of UEFA's financial fair play break-even requirement for international competition and Premier League clubs are also considering the implementation of additional cost control regulation at a domestic level, " added Jones.
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The rich world's electric networks are currently midstream between an old command-and-control world and a brave new liberalised world of market signals and competition.
If he fails to win the competition he may be stripped of his title by the British Boxing Board of Control and he admits he is taking a big risk.
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