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preclusive



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On this basis, Vice Chancellor Strine still finds that the Barnes & Noble poison pill does not act in a preclusive manner.

From New York Times Aug. 13, 2010

In fact, Yucaipa’s experts admitted on the stand that the poison pill was not preclusive and that the recommendation from the proxy guidance firm RiskMetrics may sway the contest.

From New York Times Aug. 13, 2010

This standard requires that the pill not be preclusive or coercive and reasonable in relation to the threat posed.

From New York Times Aug. 13, 2010

Export Control Administration, where a staff of 350 has long been mapping a preclusive buying campaign under Brigadier General Russell L. Maxwell.

From Time Magazine Archive

That I did not mention any other than the Governor can by no means be preclusive.

From The History of Dartmouth College by Smith, Baxter Perry



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