In 2008 the target ship managed to beat off a pirate assault half the time.
His determination to clinch the deal saw him beat off rival competition from private equity firms.
Mantel beat off competition from James Meek's The Heart Broke In and Stephen May's Life!
The forest show beat off competition from Glasgow Film Festival and Edinburgh's Hogmanay among others.
Crusaders beat off stiff competition from other, more established teams to win a three-year Super League franchise.
He beat off competition from the bookies' favourite and the poet laureate to win his first major award.
Rangers claim that they beat off competition from several French clubs for the player known as "The Rocket".
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Edinburgh beat off competition from 31 other bids to win the headquarters of the UK's Green Investment Bank.
But the leaders apparently expect that fast economic growth will beat off any obnoxious demands for political change.
The 47-year-old, who parted company with Brighton in February, beat off competition from another vastly experienced candidate John Ward.
Later in Merton and Wandsworth, the Tories hit back again when their candidate Elizabeth Howlett beat off the opposition.
Will Microsoft beat off its assailants, as it has done in the past?
Rovers beat off competition to sign Andrew on loan last season and are aware other clubs will monitoring his situation.
Holt beat off competition from Wycombe's Tommy Doherty and Charlie Macdonald, from leaders Brentford, to scoop the League Two prize.
The 24-year-old becomes manager Rafael Benitez's first summer signing after the Reds boss beat off competition from Chelsea and Manchester City.
The Cumbrians beat off interest from two other clubs for the left-sided player, who admitted he was ready to leave Deepdale.
The Elizabeth College student beat off competition from all of Britain's cadet rifleman to win the grand aggregate at the schools' meeting.
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Meanwhile, Formula One constructors Renault beat off competition from the likes of 2005 Champions League winners Liverpool to win the team award.
Nish was out of contract in the summer and Hibs beat off competition from Scunthorpe, Leyton Orient and Preston for his signature.
Kings Of Leon beat off competition from The Verve, Metallica, Muse and Rage Against The Machine to win the best festival headline act.
Felipe Contepomi landed a 35-metre penalty and replacement winger Shane Horgan beat off two tacklers to make the corner for the match-winning try.
Perhaps management education would beat off its critics more effectively if it went back to its beginnings, and got more corporate managers to teach.
The 25-year-old Londoner has already broken the British record for the event twice this year as he beat off France's Bouabdellah Tahri in 7:40.17 minutes.
Moments later, a mistake by Fielden gifted possession to Wakefield and the ball went wide to Demetriou who beat off the challenge of Carmont to cross.
The pop legend - whose baby daughter was born last month - beat off stiff competition from James Bond star Pierce Brosnan and Oscar nominee Jude Law.
Those that survive will have to rely on quick thinking and fleet-footedness, rather than connections to certain ministries, to beat off challenges from domestic upstarts and foreign competitors.
He beat off competition from around 200 other young people to win the top science prize and was presented with his award by the UK Business Secretary, Lord Mandelson.
Just as the flea pit around the corner will have to beat off customers with the proverbial dirty stick because it does have that buzz despite lousy music and the expense.
Kentan Jackson, from Gellideg in Merthyr Tydfil, beat off competition from 55, 000 children throughout the UK and his work will be shown in a special exhibition at the new Tate Modern gallery.
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