21.   Heidi Wood, a defense industry analyst at Morgan Stanley, said that despite the agreement with General Dynamics, Newport News might receive a competing bid.

22.   Inco has the right to make a competing bid for Vancouver, British Columbia-based Diamond Fields under an agreement between the companies.

23.   Indeed, there were rumors Thursday that Turner Broadcasting might make a competing bid for CBS.

24.   Investors and analysts do not expect Energis or a third party to re-emerge with a competing bid.

25.   It said its offer is final unless a competing bid arises, which analysts said is extremely unlikely.

26.   It said its offer is final unless a competing bid arises.

27.   It lost again in February when its bid for Abbey National was spurned in favor of a competing bid by Lloyds TSB Group.

28.   Lai said the overseas bidder, and a number of other suitors who later put forward competing bids, all want a controlling stake in Giordano.

29.   Ms. Witte declined to say whether she would sweeten the offer if a competing bid were made.

30.   National newspapers reported earlier that the German bid was several million dollars more than competing bids.