Original sentence: The Bancroft family initially held out for three months against Murdoch's advances until accepting a $60-per-share offer from NewsCorp
Edited sentence: That decision was possibly influenced by the Bancrofts' reclusiveness: not having anyone on the board of Dow Jones, and therefore not being able to play an active role.The Bancroft family initially held out for three months against Murdoch's advances, until majority stakeholder Christopher Bancroft couldn't resist the $60-per-share offer from NewsCorp.The decision to sell was contrary to the values of the family, who had previously believed in the Wall Street Journal's editorial independence, and that they should "Never sell Grandpa's paper"