The chip company then became the object of a bidding war between a consortium of investors led by Blackstone and another led by KKR and Silver Lake.

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Bosnian Serbs, who object to being governed by their war enemies, would prefer Sarajevo remain a divided city.

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Kissinger's first-hand experiences of those pivotal moments during the Cold War make him an object of fascination for people across the political spectrum.

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When the war-crimes tribunal starts prosecuting their leaders, the rebels may well object.

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In the second world war Mr Pierce worked on radar, in which signals directed at an object are bounced back to the transmitter.

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