A rival consortium, which includes Asea Brown Boveri and Siemens-Nixdorf A.G., has made a $5.6 billion proposal.

The conference committee opened up the Air Force tanker modernization contract to further studies, as well as to new competition, most likely from Airbus, a rival European consortium.

Last November, the Spanish Government played a key role in organizing a rival consortium in digital television.

When Prisa and Canal Plus decided to go ahead on their own, Government officials prodded Telefonica and the others to organize the rival consortium.

But those who participate have to sign a non-competition deal preventing them from leaving to work with a rival consortium.

The Spanish Government has organized a rival consortium called Via Digital, which has yet to start broadcasting.

Her failure to secure a buyout of Debenhams thorough Permira (Debenhams was eventually bought for £1.7 billion by a rival private consortium) prompted her departure .

Europe has reacted by forming a rival consortium and a regulatory decision that excludes the Japanese satellite broadcast system.

Supporters were angered, sanctions were threatened by the Football League, and a rival consortium headed by ex-player Mel Nurse sought to buy out the new owners.

THSRC decided to award the contract to a rival consortium, leading to a legal battle ending in damage payments for Eurotrain in 2004.