11.   They got equal seats and abandoned their bid for co-chairmen under a unique power-sharing agreement.

12.   To be lieutenant-governor, Huckabee had to abandon another bid for the Senate.

13.   Trafalgar House Plc abandoned its bid for Northern Electricity Plc in March after the industry regulator, Stephen Littlechild, surprised the industry with plans for price controls.

14.   With Gotham and other large investors pressing for the company to abandon both bids, approval is far from certain.

15.   Branson claims Snowden tried to bribe him to abandon a bid to run the lottery on a non-profit basis, then defamed him by calling the story false.

16.   Branson contended Snowden tried to bribe him to abandon a bid for the lottery contract, and a jury sided with Branson.

17.   Branson had contended Snowden tried to bribe him to abandon a bid for the lottery contract, and the British jury sided with Branson.

18.   Conoco was forced to abandon its bid in March, when the Clinton Administration banned U.S. companies from contracts to produce oil in Iran.

19.   His financial troubles forced Liu to abandon a bid for deputy speaker of the Legislature early this week, which reportedly would have required buying votes from undecided lawmakers.

20.   Injuries forced Jackie Joyner-Kersee to abandon her bid for a third straight heptathlon gold.