31.   Although Salomon declined to comment, analysts at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell said in a report that investors bid for more than twice as many shares as were offered.

32.   Americel, the only group to bid for the mobile operating license in the center-west region of Brazil, is virtually guaranteed to win there.

33.   Analysts said they only expect one to three groups to bid for CPFL.

34.   Analysts believe two groups will bid for the stake.

35.   Analysts said the American company and Southern Electric could team up to bid for and run the generating capacity being sold off.

36.   An insulted Wilkins vowed to leave despite salary-cap restrictions that permitted only about four teams -- the Clippers and Hawks included -- to bid for him.

37.   And it may bid for upcoming National Football League and National Basketball Association cable rights.

38.   And some industry specialists expressed concern that the Defense Department thought ValuJet was unsuitable to bid for military business, but the FAA still considered the airline safe.

39.   And the club kids exploited it really well, having the clubs bid for their services.

40.   And the deal could put News Corp. in a better position to bid for the Hughes Electronics division of General Motors.