My first task after stepping off the plane into the tropics was to divest myself of my parka. From LearnThat.org.
The company decided to divest. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"rule that statutes which in general terms divest preexisting rights or privileges will not be applied to the sovereign without express words to that effect.". From Wordnik.com. [The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952] Reference
And McAlister just about told me himself that they were trying to kind of divest themselves of this company-town image and trying to cut their ties with the community. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Carlee Drye, April 2, 1980. Interview H-0005. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
Techicolor (formerly Thomson) has been trying to "divest" itself of its Grass Valley operations because it is "not within Technicolor's strategic refocusing.". From Wordnik.com. [The Union - All Categories] Reference
If it wins, it will sell or 'divest' the spectrum to an actual operator after keeping it with itself till the LTE technology becomes ready, around 2-3 years from now. From Wordnik.com. [ Analysis] Reference
"divest" the floor it leases at 701 Brickell Ave. and find smaller quarters in the city. From Wordnik.com. [Law.com - Newswire]
(the South) are, at times, too apt to regard as sublimated and refined, while we hold the practices of the latter such as divest human nature of everything congenial. From Wordnik.com. [An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith] Reference
Banks have 11 years to divest whatever turns out to be prohibited. From Wordnik.com. [Your Crib Sheet For Bank Regulation] Reference
But arguably, other companies in Iran should also be forced to divest. From Wordnik.com. [Before We Bomb Iran …] Reference
After GDF and Suez combined, the newly merged company began to divest. From Wordnik.com. [GDF Suez Sells Gas Natural Stake] Reference
I divest myself of the little superiority which age may have given me. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847] Reference
ING aims to divest the unit through one or two initial public offerings. From Wordnik.com. [ING's Net Profit Soars] Reference
If you're in Southern California, please email: ca. divest[email protected]. From Wordnik.com. [Linda Milazzo: Los Angeles Launches Nation's First Israel Divestment Campaign] Reference
Next year, parent Philips will decide whether to divest itself of PolyGram. From Wordnik.com. [America In The Balance] Reference
They would not have to divest private equity, venture capital or real estate funds. From Wordnik.com. [Your Crib Sheet For Bank Regulation] Reference
And Time Warner, under no official order to divest, has little incentive to close the gap. From Wordnik.com. [A Twisted Pair] Reference
We started to divest Jaguar, Aston Martin, Land Rover, Mazda, Volvo, and really focus on Ford. From Wordnik.com. [Ford, Revving Forward] Reference
The repetition divests the word of meaning, but does it divest the reader of interested attention?. From Wordnik.com. [Poem of the week: Wind by Sydney Dobell] Reference
Let us divest of General Electric that builds the weapons that terrorize the next generation in Gaza. From Wordnik.com. [Linda Milazzo: Los Angeles Launches Nation's First Israel Divestment Campaign] Reference
Why haven't any left wing student groups looked into pressuring their universities to divest from them?. From Wordnik.com. [Myriam Miedzian: Punishing Israel, Giving a Free Pass to the U.S.: What's Wrong with the U.S. Student Movement's Priorities?] Reference
"If there's any speculation we'll divest from other activities, it's wrong," he told a press conference. From Wordnik.com. [With This Deal, It's High Noon For Germany A.G.] Reference
Under a media decree, News Ltd. was given until Sept. 28 to divest all but a 10% stake in the Fiji Times. From Wordnik.com. [News Corp. Sells Fiji Paper] Reference
Even though the goal to divest is one of justice and human rights, it will take much hard work to achieve. From Wordnik.com. [Linda Milazzo: Los Angeles Launches Nation's First Israel Divestment Campaign] Reference
I think you give them a six - to 12-month time period to divest themselves of all minority equity investments. From Wordnik.com. [Microsoft's Sun Burn] Reference
But it is looking to divest itself of operations in Thailand and Iran and concentrate on growth areas in Asia. From Wordnik.com. [Axiata Draws Strength From Overseas Strategy] Reference
Elsewhere, the old colonial powers, weakened and inward-looking, started to divest themselves of their empires. From Wordnik.com. [The World At War] Reference
Having taken this step, De la Salle made a great effort to divest himself of his post as Superior, but in vain. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
The government says it does not plan to retain ownership in GM, but will divest its stake “as soon as practicable.”. From Wordnik.com. [Buzzword: Government Motors] Reference
It will divest itself of Hummer, Pontiac, Saab, and Saturn, along with far more employees than my heart and mind can calculate. From Wordnik.com. [What should Government Motors (GM) build?] Reference
BankAmerica may have to divest branches in places like Yakima, Wash., and Fresno, Calif., to gain clearance to buy Security Pacific. From Wordnik.com. [Balancing The Checkbook] Reference
The government plans to divest 10% of the country's largest coal producer, which produces more than 80% of India's coal requirements. From Wordnik.com. [Coal India Files Draft Papers for $2.8 Billion IPO] Reference
Ghosn plans to cut off some 600 suppliers, more than half the current total, and divest Nissan's stakes in all but a handful of companies. From Wordnik.com. [Can This Company Be Saved?] Reference
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