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The industry noticed, and Nvidia made a play for supercomputers.
McDonald's, Panera and others have made a play for breakfast customers.
Target (TGT) has also made a play for kitchen and bathroom purchases online.
The Netflix executive said that the streaming service also "made a play" for the show.
Amazon made a play for the European market earlier this year by investing millions in Deliveroo.
This isn't the first time that the company has made a play for budget-minded consumers.
No word on if Chelsey tossed her bouquet, and if Selena made a play for it.
"The core reason that Verizon made a play for Yahoo hasn't changed: They want the ad technology," said Portell.
It had a different tone to it as it was launching, and they made a play for the family.
Sturridge himself negated a second, when he made a play for a would-be goal from an offside position.
Trump has made a play for Pennsylvania based on broad support in the rural and western areas of the state.
If Silicon Valley is the land of self-congratulatory BS, then Lyft President John Zimmer just made a play for the crown.
This is not the first election cycle where large tech companies have made a play for a seat at the political table.
Democratic presidential candidates have made a play for farmers in states such as Iowa, which will hold the first nominating contest next year. Sens.
So Mr. Trump made a play for dominance and one-upmanship reminiscent of his personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, when he was mayor of New York.
In April 22017, Bangi made a play for that grant money, leaving his role at Citizen Lab to found a new for-profit company he called ASL193.
Before Anbang made a play for Starwood earlier this month, most had expected the U.S.-based hotel firm to make good on its pending agreement with Marriott.
Just this week, Trump made a play for Iowa by winning the endorsement of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who appeared with him in Iowa and Oklahoma.
Sources also tell Axios that Amazon had earlier made a play for smart-lock company August (which instead was bought by Assa Abloy), while Walmart had discussed buying Ring.
On Monday, the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP), regarded as a natural ally of her conservatives, made a play for his ministry in exchange for joining the next coalition.
Then, I think [what made most of them be in malls] was [the first Cheesecake Factory] in Washington, DC. [The mall] really wanted us; they made a play for us.
Anita Dongre, a favorite of Bollywood actresses and the Duchess of Cambridge, made a play for the high-end closets of New York when she opened a store in SoHo last year.
To get around that stumbling block, negotiators have made a play for extra time, agreeing to decide whether to make any deal optional or not only after the draft rules are completed.
Sensing opportunity, López reportedly made a play for power by allying himself with the remnants of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel and the ascendent Jalisco New Generation Cartel, both former offshoots of Guzmán's organization.
Donald Trump, standing on the verge of a potentially stunning victory on Monday night called his Republican rival Ted Cruz a "liar" and made a play for the Texas senator's evangelical power base.
And in public appearances, after several days of media coverage dominated by Mr. Trump's attacks against Mr. Cruz's wife and shifting statements on abortion, Mr. Cruz made a play for the high road.
Another issue is that in some markets where sales are dominated by the network operators the strategy doesn't work - one reason why it hasn't yet made a play for the United States market.
Glowering on the outskirts is Scar (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Mufasa's younger brother, who (it is strongly implied) made a play for Sarabi himself in his younger years and got his titular scar in return.
Late last year, the company made a play for a lucrative, multi-billion dollar contract with the Government Services Administration, which experts say could give it a monopoly over the government commercial procurement space.
Cardi B knew Offset had a tendency to talk to side chicks, but the fact he apparently made a play for another female rapper, who's also Latina, hit way too close to home ... TMZ has learned.
Throughout the campaign, Johnson has made a play for Bernie Sanders supporters opposed to Hillary Clinton, a group which has emerged as one of the most sought after bloc of voters since Clinton's victory in California.
While there were numerous deposit-driven banks in Europe that made a play for American investment banking business in the 20133s and 1990s, none did it with the zeal of Deutsche Bank under Mr. Mitchell and later Mr. Jain.
Daniel Biss, who made a play for progressive Democrats, narrowly leads Kennedy but neither, ultimately, could run with Pritzker, whose campaign overcame a series of high-stakes setbacks while still managing to invest in the groundwork for the coming general election.
While Mr. Cruz, of Texas, has moved to consolidate support among evangelical and Tea Party voters, Mr. Kasich has made a play for party moderates, outlasting establishment rivals like Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and Mr. Rubio, who dropped out Tuesday after losing his home state.
A survey released this week by the political action committee BlackPAC, a left-leaning political group, found that more than one in three black voters wished "someone else" had made a play for the White House, and 12 percent said they plan to vote for Trump.
A stunning beauty with a talent for repartee, she made her way easily into Manhattan's literary salons, and her presence did not pass unnoticed by a long list of editors, publishers, film producers, actors and writers — most of whom made a play for her, quite a few successfully.
The businessman has made a play for evangelical voters in the state, seeking to prevent a late surge by Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzTrump moves forward with F-16 sale to Taiwan opposed by China The Hill's Campaign Report: Battle for Senate begins to take shape O'Rourke says he will not 'in any scenario' run for Senate MORE, who has been running second in polls.
He was also said to effectively bully clients into taking on the bank. When Credit Suisse took a 40% stake in White Weld, he rose rapidly to become a senior Director of the combined Bank. However, Merrill Lynch made a play for White Weld in 1978 and Credit Suisse needed a new partner. The existing Chairman Sir John Craven wanted Dillon (later Warburg Dillon Read).
Liv made a play for Neil, but Neil was shocked and rebuffed her. So then, of course, Liv wanted Malcolm back and refused to let him go. Malcolm asked Callie to move in with him, Liv accepted the end, and the divorce did happen. Callie kept putting off marriage to Malcolm because, as it turned out, she was secretly married to her mobster manager Trey.
During the session Steingut introduced three bills, none of which emerged from their respective committees. By the end of the first term, with an eye toward re-election, Steingut made a play for popularity by championing the interests of boxing fans. He called for a cap on ticket prices to bouts and demanded an investigation into one of Harry Wills's fights to determine if it was "set up," He won re-election in November 1922 by a wide margin (53.5% to his Republican rival's 33%). Once again Steingut benefitted from strong up-ticket performance.
The 1964–65 NBA season was the 76ers 16th season in the NBA and 2nd season in City Philadelphia. The team made a major trade to obtain the services of Wilt Chamberlain during the middle of the season. In the playoffs, they took the Boston Celtics to a 7th and decisive game. With the Sixers down 110-109 & only 5 seconds on the clock, Hal Greer inbounded the ball, and John Havlicek made a play for the ages when he stole the inbound pass, and the Celtics went on to win the game, and eventually their 7th consecutive championship.
In November 1989, two months after classical music station KFAC-FM (92.3) was sold to Evergreen Media and flipped to a "rock with a beat" format, KCSN made a play for those listeners and went all-classical, drawing the ire of the country fans. As a classical station, KCSN also aired specialty shows on weekends and in late night. As the "Best of Public Radio," KCSN's specialty shows were devoted to German music, Broadway showtunes, children's music, soundtrack music, hip-hop, Hawaiian music, blues, folk, the Beatles, surf music, cocktail tunes, electronic music, and more. KCSN went to an automated adult album alternative (AAA) format from 6 p.m.
Harry rarely visited Weatherfield during his leave from service, preferring to stay with his sister, but returned briefly for his favourite cousin Sally Todd's wedding. Living with his father after the war, Harry returned to the buses, where he was promoted to conductor. One of the new clippies was Nellie Briggs, with whom Harry arranged a double date, with his mate Len Fairclough and her friend Lizzie Harding making up the numbers. Harry and Len quickly realised they were both after Nellie and Harry ended up going for Len when he made a play for Nellie first, only to be knocked to the floor by Len.
Early the following month, Lennon told an interviewer: "Let's say possibly Paul's suspicions were right … and the timing was right." Klein responded by suing the Beatles and Apple in New York, in order to recoup the loans he had made to his three former clients and other costs owing to ABKCO. They then sued him in the London courts, citing excessive commission fees, the mishandling of the Concert for Bangladesh, his misrepresentation of their individual financial standings, and his failure to ensure that the roster of artists at Apple Records prospered under his control. While the suits were ongoing, Klein made a play for the US portion of Harrison's publishing company, Harrisongs, in late 1974, without success.
She sent her nephew Drew to Llanview to ingratiate himself with Bo, and when she learned that her daughter Delilah had shown up to meet Bo, immediately went there for an extended visit. Asa, referring to Euphemia as "that witch in a turban", made a play for Delilah who had fallen in love with her own supposed cousin, Bo. To set her plans into motion, Euphemia encouraged Delilah to accept Asa's marriage proposal. Shortly afterwards, Asa was believed to have been killed in a boat explosion, but had survived, and hid out at his own funeral. Euphemia's somewhat eccentric cousin Twyla arrived and threatened Euphemia's plans with the knowledge that Yancy was sterile, and this was confirmed when Yancy's widow Blanche showed up.
Jimmy Conrad found himself a full step behind and on the wrong side of the Bulgarian striker but still made a play for the ball, he got man instead and the penalty was given by American Referee Terry Vaughn- who also gave Conrad an ejection. Berbatov's hesitation step sent Nielsen diving the wrong direction and he easily equalized the exhibition match. Just one minute later Kansas City's leading assist maker Smith crossed a corner into and off of leading scorer Kamara's head that gave the now ten man home side the lead once again. Manchester United fought for the equalizer playing all their starters until the 68th minute and Alex Ferguson decided to even keep playing Giggs and fellow Red Devil legend Paul Scholes the full 90 minutes but the Major League Soccer outfit held their lines and won the match 2-1.

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