41.   Officials at the Ministry of Finance and Economy said the government plans to take bids for Kia Motors Co. in mid-July and Hanbo Steel Co. in September.

42.   Racheli Goldblatt, spokeswoman for the organizing committee, said there was no legal requirement to take bids for contracted work, and Slotsky chose professionals.

43.   Several telephone bids were taken during the auction, over in three minutes.

44.   Some states have tried to guide software content by taking bids and making purchases statewide.

45.   Taking bids would remain the primary means of privatization, but there is also room for employee and management buyouts.

46.   The agency has taken bids from canners and freezers on the product.

47.   The Excise Department is ready to take bids for the installation contract.

48.   The city is preparing to take bids on restoration of the Confederate monument at the center of Forsyth Park.

49.   The government chose Oxbow without taking bids.

50.   The government has already taken bids for the first reactor, projected for Akkuyu on the western coast.