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• n  an association of companies for some definite purpose

• The consortium's genome data is freely available now.
• A consortium of companies that make radio-based identification tags and related software plan to pool their patents in a venture that would provide one-stop licensing.
• But the consortium's study shows that Mr.

• pool
• syndicate

News & Articles

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• New York State Smart Grid Consortium Commends Mayor Bloomberg’s Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency
  The New York State Smart Grid Consortium , a public-private partnership devoted to statewide implementation of the smart grid, today praised Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his broad vision to rebuild and modernize New York City’s infrastructure as outlined by the Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency .
  June 11, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• Vinci Consortium Awarded Contract From Qatar Rail - Quick Facts
  Vinci Consortium Awarded Contract From Qatar Rail - Quick Facts
  June 10, 2013 - Nasdaq
• Bid consortium will walk unless Severn Trent engages in talks
  (Reuters) - The LongRiver consortium will walk away from its $8.2 billion takeover bid for British water firm Severn Trent unless the latter begins to engage in talks, a source close to the consortium ...
  June 9, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Shashi Tharoor in Financial Times
  Whatever my personal relationships with any of the consortium members, I do not intend to benefit in any way financially from my association with the team now or at a later stage,Mr Tharoor said.
• Richard Branson in Bloomberg
  Virgin has "pulled together a heavy-hitting consortium that we believe has not only the knowledge and expertise but the financial clout to make a once great British institution great again," Branson said in the statement.
• Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson in Times Online
  Gudmundsson, who is investing a further £30.5 million in the club, said: "Eggert Magnusson has done a tremendous job as chairman, often in difficult circumstances, since our consortium bought the club 12 months ago." "Eggert has decided to...