11.   Analysts were expecting costs to rise as UBS joined rivals in a bidding war for top talent.

12.   Analyst Rudd said she doubts that Sonat Offshore wants to start a bidding war for Transocean and may decide to let its earlier offer stand.

13.   Analysts said most big drug companies would take a look at Wellcome, but that none of them seem likely to get into a bidding war with Glaxo.

14.   Analysts said they expect Generali and Allianz to divide AGF among themselves rather than escalate the bidding war.

15.   And even the administration acknowledges the possibility of getting into a bidding war with anti-Aristide groups over legislative votes.

16.   And he referred to the recent bidding war between Massachusetts and Connecticut over the New England Patriots football team.

17.   And if they open camps, they will need players to populate them so what about those replacement players, some of whom could trigger bidding wars?

18.   And the bidding war has just begun to be interesting.

19.   And the Giants will soon find themselves in a bidding war for Fassel.

20.   And the expansion of digital television has led to fierce bidding wars for pay-per-view broadcasting rights from American studios.