noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ attempted , proposed
▪ hostile
▪ company , corporate
▪ communist , military
VERB + TAKEOVER
▪ attempt , engineer , launch
▪ plot
▪ prevent
TAKEOVER + NOUN
▪ attempt , bid
▪
a hostile ~ bid
▪ offer
▪ battle
▪
The consortium won a fierce ~ battle for the engineering group.
▪ bait ( AmE ), target
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
the attempted ~ of an oil company