• Verizon will probably have to improve its offer a bit to close a deal, he says, but at the end of the day, it's going to get MCI.

    FORBES: Call It Quits, Qwest

  • The signatories said that the attempt to change the law was to effectively close down the recently opened Marie Stopes clinic in Belfast - the first private clinic to offer legal abortions in Northern Ireland - and was also an attempt to close down debate on abortion.

    BBC: NI Assembly fails in bid to change abortion law

  • "When SIM2 decided to embark on the 4K challenge, it was clear that we had to offer a product with performance as close as possible to a true movie theater experience, " stated Maurizio Cini President and CEO of SIM2 Multimedia.

    ENGADGET: SIM2's $158k CinemaQuattro 4K DLP projector is for hundred seat home theaters

  • As the second round of interviews moves to a close, you want to close the deal by asking for an offer.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • The signatories said that the attempt to change the law was to effectively close down the recently-opened Marie Stopes clinic in Belfast - the first private clinic to offer legal abortions in Northern Ireland - and was also an attempt to close down debate on abortion.

    BBC: Sinn Fein bid to block abortion move

  • The Newmont offer is scheduled to close on 15 February.

    BBC: Gold battle nears end

  • Another possibility is that Barclays will launch an upgraded offer very close to the July 23 deadline and make it challenging for the consortium to adjust its own bid.

    FORBES: Barclays Wins A Round In ABN Battle

  • Pre-paid cell phones sell very well at mass merchant retailers such as Target and Wal-Mart and few pre-paid phones among the museum pieces offered by Tracfone or even those from the hip Virgin Mobile and major carriers offer anything close to the Peek experience today.

    ENGADGET: Switched On: The Peek of popularity

  • Right now the two are close to making an offer on a 34-year-old boat called the Carousel, currently steaming around the Canary Islands.

    FORBES: C++ Faring Lads

  • Yet it's hard to eschew such activities, says Friedman, since they offer real benefits, such as the ability to create close social bonds with people a world away.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • With Checkout, they wanted to help advertisers close the purchasing process to deliver a search-to-offer-to-purchase experience.

    FORBES: Paying With Your Data: The Real Promise Of Mobile Wallets

  • Mr. Osley was close to accepting another job offer when the gifts arrived.

    WSJ: On the Hunt for Tech Hires

  • Immaculate boutiques rather than rummage-friendly clearance stores, these outlets have limited sizes on offer and reductions run close to 30% off.

    BBC: In Paris, boutique looks at bargain prices

  • Technologies that let an IP-based telecommunications provider offer IP telephony services commensurate in quality to the traditional switched circuit providers, or at least as good a quality as cell phone providers can offer, are now getting close to being finalized by the Internet Engineering Task Force.

    CNN: IP telephony is the "in" thing these days, but should it be?

  • He said the government's offer would give "significant protection" to workers close to retirement as well as "very generous accrual rates".

    BBC: Public pensions: Hutton says agreement needed urgently

  • Turning down Vodafone's offer to buy their stake, the Ruias are close to signing a shareholders' agreement with their new partner.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • But even if macro concerns of excessive investor pessimism keep a lid on stock prices in the months ahead, dividend paying stocks offer respectable cash payouts that are close to as safe as bond yields.

    FORBES: Brain Damage Might Improve Your Investment Results

  • Mr. PAUL PAGLE (Veteran): If you, in any one day, are at Selfridge and you see the amount of cars that are in the parking lot in front of the commissary or in front of the PX, you know, it's a benefit that veterans really will miss because they're not close to a large facility that would offer these benefits for a veteran.

    NPR: Two Bases, Two Stories: Portsmouth, McPherson

  • Did you get a chance to offer some advice and feedback or was this a pretty close process?

    NPR: Senate Will Have To Confirm Court Choice

  • He figures a deal funded with 40% equity and 60% debt would offer a potential buyer a return of close to 40%, or maybe better.

    FORBES: GameStop: Buyout Candidate?

  • But amid mounting pressure to accelerate the turnaround, Ford is now prepared to offer a buyout plan similar to one General Motors used successfully earlier this year to reduce its bloated workforce and close excess factories.

    FORBES: Ford's Big Buyouts

  • The talks with the private-sector creditors are said to be very close to being finalized, after they agreed on lower interest rates on the new bonds Greece will offer as part of a 50% haircut.

    WSJ: Greek Party Leaders Struggle to Resolve Overhaul Differences

  • He said the airline would have to close down if none of the pilots signed the offer by Cathay's deadline.

    BBC: News | The Company File | Pay dispute grounds airline

  • He urged scientists to "close down large sections of our theoretical junkyard" and offer fresher, more accurate accounts of human behavior.

    WSJ: 'Drive' Excerpt by Daniel H. Pink

  • Zippers offer security, at the cost of added effort to open and close them (not to mention the risk of snagged scarves).

    WSJ: Wanted: Satchel to Carry Everything

  • The Lampeter plant is due to close in April and Dewhirst said that it hoped to offer most employees jobs in Swansea and Cardigan.

    BBC: M&S slump threatens more jobs

  • While many of the people Alice has met online don't live close to her geographically, she says the Internet can offer an enormous sense of community and support.

    CNN: Internet moms: Getting the best of both worlds

  • Mr Achleitner's appointment has shortened the odds against a full merger between Dresdner and Deutsche, to which he also has close ties and which would offer the greatest potential for cost-cutting.

    ECONOMIST: Dresdner Bank

  • "Staffing difficulties mean that we have not been able to offer a reliable service for many months, with units periodically having to close on a temporary basis, " it said in a statement.

    BBC: Flint protesters

  • But even if the benefits are half what he projects, immigration reform would offer an economic stimulus far superior to anything Mr. Obama has come close to delivering in his first four years.

    WSJ: Review & Outlook: The Immigration Windfall

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