11.   With two brothers, he had turned up with a cash bid for House of Fraser.

12.   He planned to get me out of the way so he could bid for the portmanteau.

13.   Banks who wish to acquire additional deposits in order to match their loan commitments bid for such deposits.

14.   The Ruiari Og outfit swamped Loughguile in he semi-final -- a win that bolstered confidence in their camp as they bid for back-to-back honours.

15.   Chemicals group Suter denied market rumours it was poised to bid for parts of troubled Hutton Rudby-based MTM.

16.   Argyle player-manager Shilton is looking to the fans to help his side in their last ditch bid for survival.

17.   But the victory left her still undecided about whether to bid for a place in the British team for the World Indoor Championships in Toronto next month.

18.   SCOTTISH Homes tenants in Tweeddale face a five-week election campaign as two landlords bid for control of their houses.

19.   It would also mean that Scottish programme makers would have to bid for resources to London, where priorities might well be different from their own.

20.   That allowed British Railways itself to bid for franchises, something the original bill rules out.