In "Valued Friends," four roommates measure their relationship against a real estate speculator's offer.

However, he was quick to speak out against the university's offer of amnesty, as not all of the student activists had received a pardon.

He also predicted that the company might just abandon its fight against Harmony's offer.

The purpose of Mirant's lawsuit was to pre-empt NRG from using the conflict-of-interest issue as a defense against its offer.

Miners are holding our for a 30 percent across-the-board wage increase against an employers' offer ranging from 15 percent to 23.4 percent.

They will reach the earth, and will try to warn its peoples against me and to poison their minds against my beneficent offer.

Paramount also said it was seeking a preliminary injunction against Time's offer, announced on Friday, to buy Warner for $70 a share, or $14 billion.

West Point said it had moved for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction against Farley's offer.

The deal ends a two-month struggle by the major British book publisher against Mr. Murdoch's offer.

James Neill shares, which were suspended at 202p on Monday, closed at 269p against Patricof's 280p offer.