21.   Houses on the market are receiving multiple bids, restaurant traffic is still respectable and the chip industry is glimpsing new growth.

22.   If Athens receives the Olympic bid, she would become the first woman to head an Olympic organizing committee.

23.   If some Upjohn shareholders are disappointed with the merger terms, investors said the company could receive other bids, analysts said.

24.   In the couple of months or so since the book came out, eight of the companies have received takeover bids.

25.   In previous statements, Hungry Minds has said that it received several bids.

26.   Interbrew, the maker of Stella Artois and other beers, said it expects to receive new bids for the broadcasting operations.

27.   Instead, PowerBar put itself up for auction and received several bids.

28.   Interbrew said it expects to receive new bids for the broadcast operations.

29.   It had received bids from three private Bucharest channels, including one owned by the former tennis star Ion Tiriac.

30.   It received initial bids for its properties in April, then last month called for a new round of bids, saying the offers it received were too low.