21.   In the past year, the commission has consistently opted to seek new bids on major contracts rather than negotiate exclusively with existing contractors.

22.   Instead, the company decided to break the properties into eight pieces, and is seeking individual bids for each.

23.   Israel is seeking bids for gas-powered desalting plants along the Mediterranean.

24.   It remained unclear whether the government would accept the result or nullify the auction and seek fresh bids.

25.   Kazen said the agency plans to seek bids on the automated phone gear, and hopes to have the system in place in six months.

26.   Lost amid the criticism, Ambler countered, is that Nigeria had an urgent need for power and chose not to seek bids for the project.

27.   Luxottica did not immediately revise its offer, but criticized U.S. Shoe for failing to hold talks, even while seeking bids for its remaining businesses.

28.   Massachusetts is expected to seek bids on a statewide program in a few weeks, but efforts in Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are in disarray.

29.   Municipal bonds were little changed as many institutional investors sought bids on large lists of bonds, traders said.

30.   One problem, he said, was that budget constraints forced the city to stagger the project, seeking bids over a longer period.