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They (Old Mutual) have tried to make the offer as friendly as they can. I would put a pretty high probability on the bid going through.

They already made a hostile bid once and our board reviewed it and rejected it.

The whole program is going to be put out to bid with new contracts.

The winning bid will have to be well-rounded.

These are the lowest competitive bids we could find.

In a bid to combat deflation, there was a concerted drive by the Chinese authorities to get people to take their savings and invest in the stock markets.

It helped keep the cost of the plant contract down, but it was also seen as a more efficient way to do business. It made more sense to bid out the road-building package to a company that builds roads, rather than keep it in the bid to a company that builds plants.

I just don't see how his offer creates value for shareholders, so the board is right in refusing. His bid doesn't have a premium to the market, so it may be difficult for it to succeed.

Don Maloney

He's smart and he's a very good skater. The question is if he's mature enough to play with the big boys at a tough position. It's a tough position to break into the NHL at when you are 20 years old. I think he'll have a strong camp and will make a serious bid to play in New York this season.

These bids are the expression of future growth for Germany companies. German groups are thinking about their future and about expanding.

These results show BOC is managing costs and rising energy pressures well and are a solid starting point for a potential bid defense.

I told them not to hold their breaths, but that we had an outside shot at an at-large bid. It was just a matter of the right teams winning their conference tournaments to make sure there are enough at-large bids left.

Bob Richardson

In the last six bids for summer and winter Olympics, the leading candidate going in hasn't necessarily come out on top.

Juan Williams

In the last 100 years only Presidents George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford lost their bids for reelection. President Lyndon Johnson did not run for a second term.

Interestingly, (Boston Scientific) only raised its bid by $1, signaling that price is but one factor in the negotiation - but includes timeliness of closure.

In our opinion, the errors by Burgess Brothers Inc. were technicalities, not errors of such magnitude that would make the proposal unresponsive to the bid invitation.

Jean Killy

Now it will take a couple of weeks to decide if it is worth it to bid again.

Now, mark it. This may be strong language, but heed it. The people mean it, and, my friends of the Eastern Democracy, we bid farewell when you do that thing.

Bob Geldof

Some people may, perhaps correctly, view Live 8 as the blink of an eye. Five days later, the horrific, devastating London bombs dissipated the goodwill of the Olympic bid and Live 8.

Right now, the market is well bid and it will take time or some more significant event to make people want to sell.

A takeover bid is underscoring prospects for the sector, which has been benefiting from a recovery in consumer spending.

Peter Ueberroth

As we've said before, if we find a city that's capable to bid on the Olympic games ... we will be a much stronger candidate from the United States because of the strengthening of our ties.

As VNU seems to be willing to open up the books, chances of a bid on the whole company have further increased.

A bid in the low 90s would be the minimum for Lycos because Lycos brings so much more to the table than Terra does.

It's just one other bid of evidence from a national health standpoint that tells us we ought to be educating day care centers and grandparents, as well as parents

J. Taylor

You saw some very good dollar bids after the number. The report is very dollar positive, very interest rate positive.

They've expressed an interest in the State Fair, but they've also expressed their dislike of the bid process.

There were no other bidders. He just threw $1,999 out the window. He only had to bid $1 more.

There may be other bids on the way. Not only in electricity, but in gas, water and other services as well.

There may be one or two dollars more in the bid but I think the price does reflect the business. If they had a fantastic product in late-stage testing, you'd offer more but you don't make a spectacular bid for a company that's not spectacular.

They haven?t given a bid to a (team that finished) 3-7 in three years.

Jerome Bettis

There's always a time when you have to call it quits. It is an ending. It has been an incredible ride. I came back to win a championship. Mission accomplished. Now I have to bid farewell.

This isn't just about getting bids from companies that are ready to supply right now. If we like someone's product, even if they only have two employees, we'll work with them and show them how they can gear up to supply us.