The Morses express their anger over Edward's impending takeover of their company and walk out of the restaurant.

With hindsight, there had been several signs of an impending conservative takeover.

The importance of this result cannot be overstated, as qualification for the Champions League was considered essential to Roman Abramovich's impending takeover of the club.

What if a broker rings up and says, "I've got a hot tip for you," or perhaps hints that he has inside information of an impending takeover or positive corporate news?

And, to make matters worse, people here at Magellan Lowry were getting increasingly nervous about the impending takeover.

The impending takeover of the work station market by personal computers has been predicted every time Intel has introduced a microprocessor, but each time with a bit more credibility.

Stockholder dissidents opposed to an impending takeover in the view that it will dilute value may also use a proxy fight to stop it.

Its residents are nervous, but Hong Kong's economy seems unperturbed by China's impending takeover.

"The impending takeover of corporate America by self-serving elitist managers may prove to be far more damaging to capitalism than anything Karl Marx could have conceived."

The really important event will be the impending takeover in Washington, London, Rome and Tokyo.