11.   But News Corp. is also aligned with MCI, which will bid against Tele-Communications next week.

12.   But the talks have dragged on longer than expected, with Yankee officials mulling over their own position, trying to determine if they were bidding against themselves.

13.   By doing so, however, the Mets may have been bidding only against themselves.

14.   Columbia-HCA is negotiating with Oklahoma and South Carolina and is bidding against the Tenet Healthcare Corp. for the UCI Medical Center lease.

15.   Dealers recognize her, and will bid against her, hoping to nab something she wants and then sell it to her later at a pumped-up price.

16.   Ford last fall took steps to make its Automotive Products Operation more profitable and competitive, including forcing it bid against outside partsmakers for Ford projects, Bither said.

17.   GKN and Vickers are bidding against each other on that separate European contract, along with German and French partners.

18.   Go back to Washington, which will be bidding against no one?

19.   He had brought several cases against antiques dealers who secretly agreed not to bid against one another at auctions.

20.   Hooper found himself bidding against Dale Heatherington, a co-founder with Dennis Hayes of the company that became Hayes Corp.