Synonyms for shire
ˈʃi reɪshire

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1. shirenoun

   a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county

   Synonyms:
   shire horse

2. shire, shire horsenoun

   British breed of large heavy draft horse

   Synonyms:
   shire horse

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1. • Administrative District
   • Draft Horse

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1. List of paraphrases for "shire":

   county, comté, oxfordshire, sher

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1. Mark Enyedy:

   We are extremely pleased that the Federal Circuit affirmed the District Court's ruling that the patents are valid, which further confirms that Shire has strong patents protecting Vyvanse.

2. Baxalta CEO Ludwig Hantson:

   We expect that our stock will move up in price and valuation over the next couple of quarters, just as with nearly every other spin, the implied value of Shire’s proposal is no different from what we think we can achieve on our own in the next six to 12 months, and our investors and analysts agree. In this environment, given our prospects and our outlook, Shire’s offer is not compelling.

3. Shire Chief Executive Flemming Ornskov:

   We believe the proposed combination of Shire and Baxalta would be strategically and financially attractive for both of our companies, accelerating our respective growth ambitions and creating the leading global biotech company in rare diseases, it is our strong preference to immediately enter into a negotiated transaction to explore the full potential of the proposed combination and finalize the terms of an agreement.

4. Credit Suisse analysts:

   With Shire being an Irish tax domiciled company, we are not clear to what extent these rules may be important. But we do not see the possible loss of this level of tax as likely to derail management's strong desire to complete the transaction.

5. Louise Makin:

   In some ways we are very similar to Shire but we are operating in a different world and we are doing it 10 to 15 years later than them.