Berlin is merely being used by Moscow as a stalking horse.

The new rules permitted new candidates to enter the ballot in a second round of voting should the first be inconclusive, so Thatcher's challenge was considered by some to be that of a stalking horse.

By October 2005, her problems with Blair's leadership swelled to a point where she threatened to challenge the Prime Minister as a stalking horse candidate in a leadership contest if he did not stand down within a reasonable amount of time.

John Dryden used his name as a stalking horse from behind which to assail Thomas Shadwell in Mac Flecknoe ( 1682 ) The opening lines run:

The party received an endorsement in The Independent from writer A. N. Wilson, as well as support from Paul Howell, who was a speech writer for Margaret Thatcher and Edward Heath and a Conservative MEP, and Anthony Meyer, the " stalking horse " candidate against Margaret Thatcher in 1990.

The term stalking horse originally derived from the practice of hunting, particularly of wildfowl.

Media critics regarded Doherty as a stalking horse for Reynolds though both men denied any involvement in what the media alleged was a " staged crisis ," Doherty insisting that he acted alone in provoking the crisis, without having consulted Reynolds, much less acted for him.

A more recent example of a stalking horse ( though likely without prior coordination ) can be seen in the example of the 2003 California recall.

In bankruptcy, a stalking horse bid is a first, favorable bid solicited by the bankrupt company strategically to prevent low-ball offers.

In June 2006, various articles appeared in the British media claiming Meacher would stand as a stalking horse against Tony Blair in order to initiate a leadership contest ; others suggested, especially after Brown came out in support of the Trident missile programme and nuclear energy, that Meacher would challenge Brown from the left.

General Gates was used as a stalking horse to replace Washington, and had himself also engaged in some lobbying for the command, but he was not responsible for the strong response within the Congress.

Maybe this was the reason he was drawn to horse racing ; a dull day stalking the covers might be enlivened for him by thoughts of how his money was faring on the 3: 15 at Ascot or Goodwood.

In May 2005 Austin threatened to stand as a stalking horse candidate against Tony Blair.

On September 11, 2012, Digital Domain Media Group Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after defaulting on a $ 35 million dollar loan, and reached a deal to sell its operating businesses to stalking horse Searchlight Capital Partners, L. P., a private investment firm, for $ 15 million.

CCMP, as a so-called stalking horse bidder, is entitled to a $ 5 million breakup fee if it loses during the court-supervised auction process.

Oil companies apparently may have been using the Monk Seal Sanctuary project as a stalking horse to encourage greater cooperation between the Greek and Turkish governments as a preliminary to pushing for oil extraction rights in a geopolitically unstable area.

Systemax, in April 2009, signed a stalking horse agreement for $ 6. 5 million which is an initial offer for the bankrupt company's assets.

Raffan was one of the few Conservative MPs to support the ' stalking horse ' leadership challenge of Anthony Meyer ( his constituency neighbour in north Wales ) against Mrs Thatcher in 1989, and he then supported Michael Heseltine's challenge to Thatcher the following year.

On September 18, 2008, Boscov's announced that it had named Philadelphia-based Versa Capital Management Inc. ( parent company or major shareholder of Republic Storage Systems, Polartec, and Black Angus Steakhouse, among others ) as the preferred, or " stalking horse " bidder for a complete sale of the company, with an offer of $ 11 million cash plus assumption of all debt.

The purpose of a stalking horse is to provide a rough estimate of the value of a company, as a basis for possible bidding by other parties.

Guests visiting the estate for deer stalking and grouse shooting were taken from the station to the head of Loch Ossian by horse drawn carriage.

On 23 November 1989, at a time of both Thatcher's and the Conservative Party's waning popularity and shortly after Nigel Lawson's resignation as chancellor, 69-year-old Meyer put himself forward as the pro-European stalking horse for the leadership of the Conservative Party, fully expecting that one of the more prominent pro-Europeans such as Sir Ian Gilmour or Michael Heseltine would take over the role ; in the event, none of them did so, and Meyer had no illusions that he had any chance of success.

Many believed that he was just a “ stalking horse ” for Diefenbaker, i. e., trying to hold delegates ’ support until Diefenbaker himself joined the campaign.

He was also staunchly anti-Communist, and once wrote that National Socialism was a " stooge or stalking horse " meant to further the aims of the " Communist Empire.

Voice of the stalking shadow ( Pin thodarum nizhalin kural ), a Tamil novel by Jeyamohan, is based on the life of Nikolai Bukharin.

There may also be concerns about safety, if for example one is wary of becoming the victim of crime or stalking.

When the interest in a particular subject is obsessive, the behavior may be described as stalking.

* July 18 – Actress Rebecca Schaeffer is murdered by an obsessed fan, leading to stricter stalking laws in California.

A special safari type is the solo-safari, where all the license acquiring, stalking, preparation, and outfitting is done by the hunter himself.

What in other countries is called " hunting " is called " shooting " ( birds ) or " stalking " ( deer ) in Britain.

Deer stalking with rifles is carried out on foot without hounds, using stealth.

For example, gazelles may not flee from a lion until it is closer than 200 m ( 650 ft )— lions hunt as a pride or by surprise, usually by stalking ; one that can be seen clearly is unlikely to attack.

Hunting is a popular winter activity, with the park open to stalking ( hunting without dogs ) of Sambar deer from mid-February to mid-December.

Marius stalks the two until Valjean is alerted that someone is stalking them and moves from his house in Rue de l ' Ouest ( today Rue d ' Assas ).

It is unclear whether or not he is stalking her.

" Displaying a gang sign, such as the noose, as a symbolic act can be construed as "… a threat to commit violence communicated with the intent to terrorize another, to cause evacuation of a building, or to cause serious public inconvenience, in reckless disregard of the risk of causing such terror or inconvenience … an offense against property or involving danger to another person that may include but is not limited to recklessly endangering another person, harassment, stalking, ethnic intimidation, and criminal mischief.

Hunting lions by stalking is conducted in daylight hours when there is sufficient light to spot the lion, which would usually be resting.

Night stalking using electric light sources is banned in most countries.

Like stalking, hounding is usually conducted during daylight hours.

During the course of this exploration, Holloway's resolve slowly deteriorates, until the house's bizarre architecture leads him to believe an image he sees down a hall is the " monster " stalking them when, in fact, he is actually looking at his own men ; he shoots one of them, and, upon realizing what he's done, suffers a complete psychological breakdown and tries to murder them.

: In English folklore, a willow tree is believed to be quite sinister, capable of uprooting itself and stalking travellers.