But Origin's board has already rejected the bid, on the grounds that it undervalues the firm.
He declined to comment further on the grounds that the case was being tried.
I object to the plan on the grounds that it is too expensive.
All the others refused on the grounds that they had to respect the privacy of their donors.
Poland was exempted from murder on the grounds that mental disorders mitigated criminal responsibility, but was still convicted of manslaughter.
Worse was the government's claim that a vigilance chief need not have an impeccable character (presumably on the grounds that it takes one to know one).
Phoebe, an avowed champion of animal rights, was persuaded on the grounds that she’d be saving a dog that might otherwise be put down.
The student then appealed on the grounds that his answer was indisputably correct, and the University appointed an independent arbiter to decide the case.
A few sponsoring nations, including the U. S., balked at this arrangement, on the grounds that the notoriously corrupt Cambodian judicial system would still play a leading role.
I might dismiss Cookie's opinion on the grounds that he's small and furry, but what about, say, the authors who'd like me to promote their books?
Kate had to take her to a quiet abortion on the grounds that she had just emerged in the entertainment industry and could not ruin her future.
In February he sent letters to 12 economists and consultants ordering them to reveal their methodology, on the grounds that erroneous figures could mislead consumers.
It is understood that Cameron will drop his pledge to hold a referendum on the treaty on the grounds that it is impossible to open a treaty that has entered EU law.
The student sued on the grounds that he had been promised a degree by a phrase in a student handbook that described the program he was enrolled in as “a four-year curriculum leading to the DO degree.”
Thus, the resignation of the four emperors from the beginning of the time was made to the emperor, on the grounds that they could not explain to the hundred officials.
For if I say that this is to disobey the god and because of this it is impossible to keep quiet, you will not be persuaded by me on the grounds that I am being ironic.
However, in many other instances controversy is weak and almost laughable such as the opposition to the Harry Potter books on the grounds that they inspire children into the occult.
Mr Darling stuck to his guns about deferring the start of this to 2011, on the grounds that the economy is still too weak to start the heavy lifting this year.
It advocates treatment and rehabilitation for people convicted of drug crimes rather than incarceration, on the grounds that treatment reduces recidivism and is more cost-effective over the long term.
Here's a news story guaranteed to provoke a fusillade of indignant spluttering: German politicians are reportedly planning to ban Kinder Surprise eggs on the grounds that they're a safety hazard.
When officials rejected her ballot, Burnham took her case to the Court of Common Pleas and petitioned for her right to vote on the grounds that she met the legal definition of a" freeman" and a citizen of the United States.
The board has banned the film on the grounds that it contravenes criminal libel laws.
目的：利用人类精子蛋白质组分析的双向蛋白电泳技术(2DE)建立正常精子的蛋白质图谱。
Darwin rejected this on the grounds that all other apes and savannah animals had faced the same problem with parasites.
If a woman is denied treatment on the grounds that she could not possibly benefit, the basis of that denial had better be rock-solid.
In February the advocate-general of the European Commission gave a damning opinion of the law, on the grounds that it deters foreign investors.
The principal resisted all criticism and resigned the teacher resolutely, on the grounds that such an ignorant teacher would only mislead his children if he stayed in school.
The charity Commission disqualified Atlantic Bridge on the grounds that "it is not permissible for a charity to promote a particular pre-determined point of view".
They arrested him and dragged him away to a local clerical court, on the grounds that his sprouting hairdo was a dangerous Western import.
When Governor Mark Sanford revealed that he had been cheating on his wife, I was surprised to find that some people had sympathy for him on the grounds that he was in love with his mistress.
This behavior can be seen as a challenge to the government's ban, because before that, the Meiji government had explicitly banned sumo, a traditional Japanese movement, on the grounds that it was ugly and ignorant.
Granting her application, a family court judge said the husband had been picking arguments with his wife for more than four years "on the grounds that she was seeing Hindi serials on TV channels".
The authorities have previously rejected requests by journalists to visit the plant, on the grounds that radiation levels were too high and it could hamper operations to tackle the crisis.
When Peter Pettigrew, the friend yet betrayer of James and Lily Potter, seeks to excuse himself on the grounds that Voldemort would have killed him, Sirius tells him, "'THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED!"
"The Saudi oil minister and his OPEC colleagues now mostly acknowledge what that solution needs to be: a return to production sharing, similar to that foresworn in December on the grounds that it was unworkable without help from non-OPEC producers"
The case was dismissed on the grounds that there was not enough evidence.
Governments often justify keeping prices high on the grounds that it helps poor rice farmers.
This makes it specious to suggest that we should ban deliberate messages on the grounds that they would be more powerful than our leaked signals.
In fact, the proposed park was rejected by the city of Anaheim on the grounds that it would only attract riffraff.
Many shrug off events in Copenhagen on the grounds that national, regional and local regulations are the main drivers of clean-tech investment, not international deals.
Mr Medvedev gave his first full Russian interview to Novaya Gazeta, an opposition newspaper, on the grounds that its journalists "did not suck up to anyone".
I transferred to this school in early October, and on the grounds that there were no other members, I joined the computer club and led a school life that nobody paid attention to.
He was fired from the same employer on the grounds that his salary was not paid to a man who was yes to everyone. He might be suitable for the development of the service industry.
However, Gaddafi and Lockerbie came back into the spotlight in 2009, when al-Megrahi was released from a Scottish prison on the grounds that he was terminally ill and was nearing death.
But the prosecutor declined on the grounds that the issue should be investigated in the US.
Instructing him to return his vehicle's license plate, emblazoned with the word "ATHEIST", on the grounds that it was "objectionable".
The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into the practice, on the grounds that it may favour Wall Street insiders at the expense of retail investors.
Its applicability might be questioned on the grounds that carbonaceous shale is not known to occur near any of these deposits.
The "DNA Dozen" want to allay fears amongst the public that information about their genes should not be widely shared on the grounds that it is private and sensitive.
Tariffs are sometimes justified on the grounds that they protect domestic employment and wages,help create the competition of domestic products in the world market,and protect domestic industries.
The court overturned that decision on the grounds that the prosecution had withheld crucial evidence.
On the third occasion, he was reluctant to do so on the grounds that the ministers said that the society should be the most important.
However, Zenger's attorney, Andrew Hamilton, convinced the jury to acquit Zenger on the grounds that what he had published was true.
(b) Where a Party wishes, in exercise of its rights, to withdraw an entity from Appendix I on the grounds that government control or influence over it has been effectively eliminated, that Party shall notify the Committee.
At the same time, police refused to get involved on the grounds that cats do not count as nationally protected animals; what's most despicable is that the cat dealers carried fake Department of Forests documents, and made a commotion, saying that whoever moved the cats would be beaten to death.
Do not be tempted to put a child in a restraint that is too big for them on the grounds that they will grow into it.
Some now blame the CRA for the financial crisis, on the grounds that it was the start of a government-mandated relaxation of lending standards that led ultimately to the subprime-mortgage mess.
Mother is usually very stingy, and she is reluctant to buy herself a dress all year round.
Objection on the grounds that male circumcision is a somewhat bizarre, bloody and frightening ritual was probably very reasonable throughout much of modern history.
They refused to participate on the grounds that broader issues should be discussed.
But Ahmed Wali enjoys strong support from his brother in Kabul and the Americans seem to have lost their appetite for getting rid of him, perhaps on the grounds that this is the devil they know.
The execution was delayed while Kemmler's case was appealed on the grounds that it violated the Eighth Amendment restriction against cruel and unusual punishment.
Many opposition deputies boycotted the event, held at the palace of Versailles, once Louis XIV's royal seat, on the grounds that it breached the principle of the separation of powers.
