Example sentences of "parent company " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would also state my belief that in relation to Class AA , our parent company has behaved entirely properly ; the process of applying for a patent necessarily entails wide publication and ample opportunity for opposition . |
| 2 | Mr Trump , who has a penchant for naming his many buildings , hotels and casinos after himself , purchased what is now the Trump Shuttle from Eastern 's parent company , Texas Air Corp , in April for $365m . |
| 3 | It was Mr Carway who discovered that the holding in Laforza 's parent company , the Jersey-registered AIUK , was only under option to Eagle , not directly owned by it . |
| 4 | The receiver has gone in at only the parent company , and Sharp yesterday made it clear that seven of its 15 operating subsidiaries were going concerns . |
| 5 | The parent company is subject of a £1.3bn leveraged buyout from IMA , an investor group . |
| 6 | In a television interview given after appearing in Adelaide at the annual meeting of his parent company , News Corporation , he confessed to having ‘ considerable sympathy ’ for the way Bob was handling the economy . |
| 7 | Import controls Controls over imports from abroad , notably the supply of raw materials to companies from a foreign parent company , or the prices that can be paid for such imports . |
| 8 | Mazda 's parent company , MCL , has set up a new company , Kia ( UK ) Ltd , to market the Mazda 121-based Kia Pride hatchback ( see Autocar & Motor , 27 February ) . |
| 9 | A vegetarian Indian banquet was prepared and managed by staff of the Bombay Brasserie , supported by the chef from the parent company , the Taj Group of Hotels in India . |
| 10 | The parent company , Racal Electronics , is currently valued at £3.1billion , as the table shows , while Racal telecom , the Vodafone company , is valued at £4billion . |
| 11 | In other words , it is not only cheaper to buy the parent company 's shares , buying them gets you a share of the non-telecom activities for less than nothing . |
| 12 | Disappointment was also the reaction of Sealink British Ferries , whose parent company Sea Containers is currently fighting a $1.036 billion bid from Temple Holdings which would involve the UK ferry business ending up in Swedish hands if it succeeds . |
| 13 | The Animal Liberation Front yesterday claimed to have planted an incendiary device which was removed by police from the Duke Street , London , office of Sears plc — Selfridges ' parent company . |
| 14 | Groups formed as a result of a parent company , such as Matsushita Electric , spinning off its own operating divisions to form separate companies within the same field to act as suppliers , distributors and even retailers . |
| 15 | Groups of firms related through the charismatic leadership of the parent company 's founder or owner , such as Seibu Railway . |
| 16 | Standing behind this offer , which is equivalent to 14.5 p.c. per annum , is Hill Samuel , and standing behind Hill Samuel is the parent company , TSB . |
| 17 | Mary Blair , a director of Fidelity , whose parent company runs ‘ no-load ’ funds in America , said : ‘ Greater flexibility on charges would certainly be welcome and exit charges are something we would be quite interested to look at . |
| 18 | But a reorganisation last year within Telfos Holdings , Hunslet 's parent company , presented the firm with an unmissable opportunity to acquire a 100,000 sq ft factory at Telfos 's headquarters in Leeds . |
| 19 | It is a complicated saga which is still unravelling , with the former parent company , Alan Paul , now in liquidation . |
| 20 | But a reorganisation last year within Telfos Holdings , Hunslet 's parent company , presented the firm with an unmissable opportunity to acquire a 100,000 sq ft factory at Telfos 's headquarters in Leeds . |
| 21 | The 68-year-old financier was found guilty of misleading thousands of investors into buying risky securities in Lincoln 's parent company American Continental , which at the time was already in deep financial trouble . |
| 22 | So far , the various Hawker pension funds have not been merged with those of its new parent company and the £512m BTR surplus does not include anything for Hawker . |
| 23 | DEBT-RIDDEN Pathe Communications , parent company of Hollywood studio MGM , yesterday failed to make principal and interest payments of $35m ( £20m ) on two debt issues . |
| 24 | As he cleared off to lick his wounds in Canada he spoke of his displeasure — ‘ by trusting AIP ( Corman 's parent company ) to make a beautiful flick , I put my balls on the table and they got lobbed right off . ’ |
| 25 | Though Eastman Kodak , the parent company , is a major sponsor of the Olympics , Dennis Wilcox , Manager , Corporate Public Relations said ‘ here in the UK , we also wanted to give direct support to the British Teams and the best way to do that was by a donation . |
| 26 | The managing director is paid top market rates for the job but the dynamic American parent company has given him just one warning : ‘ If your employees strike , you 're fired . ’ |
| 27 | ALTON paper merchants Pollock and Searby were visited by an exhibition van mounted by their parent company Arjo Wiggins . |
| 28 | Parent company guarantees |
| 29 | With this in mind , it is often worth seeking some form of guarantee from the parent company . |
| 30 | If a guarantee is to be given , the best approach is for the parent company to become a party to your contract and it is desirable for the document to be under seal . |