11.   Kaiser also could drop its bid if it decides a takeover fight is too expensive, Haymaker said.

12.   President Clinton, in a political setback Tuesday, dropped his bid for greater powers to negotiate future trade deals with built-in protections for U.S. workers and the environment.

13.   Raycom, whose backer is the Retirement System of Alabama, said in a statement that it dropped its bid.

14.   Six possible nominees in the northwest of the country have dropped their bids after being threatened.

15.   Slater said Qwest would drop its bid for Frontier only when a deal with U S West was struck.

16.   Sylvan dropped the bid after Harcourt made its latest offer.

17.   The bank then decided to drop its bid.

18.   The British conglomerate Trafalgar was ordered by a government takeover panel to drop its bid for Northern Electric, a regional utility.

19.   The deal was a rebound for Cardinal, which dropped its bid for Bergen Brunswig after a federal judge ruled last summer that the deal raised antitrust problems.

20.   Western Resources could drop its bid if the Utilicorp purchase is approved.