"I am not in favour of the takeover……" — David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville
"I am not in favour of the takeover of excellent and strategically important British companies by struggling foreign firms whose actions are fuelled by tax avoidance, and who want to asset-strip the intellectual property of the British company and then dismember it."
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David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville
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9 Quotes by David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville
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Animal research saves lives, but wherever possible alternatives should be used
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I am proud of the fact that the U.K. is an open trading country. I welcome inward investment such as…
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Even if Pfizer committed itself legally to maintaining some of its research and development in the U.K., its takeover of…
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The apparent strategy of Pfizer is to take over AstraZeneca, dismember it, and put the different parts of it into…
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In our democracy, political parties have to raise funds to campaign and put their policies to the electorate, and as…
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At the end of the day, if there are truly ethical considerations, those have to override scientific considerations.
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If you know your life chances are greatly reduced, should you be in a position to take out life insurance…
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Scientists should not do animal testing if there is any alternative, but subject to that, I would support it on…
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We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action.
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No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent human actions called Games.
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The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.
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Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be…
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Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity.
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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
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Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father…
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Daily, constantly, we choose by our desires, our thoughts, and our actions whether we want to be blessed or cursed,…
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