51.   Last week, Societe Generale sweetened its offer for Paribas shares in a move to fend off BNP.

52.   On Wednesday, Phelps Dodge sweetened its offer to buy the two companies, which have already spurned two bids and agreed to push ahead their own merger.

53.   Punch called off talks with Allied on Monday after once again sweetening its offer, a company spokesman said.

54.   Salt Lake organizers say they sweetened an offer Wednesday in a bid to resolve the attorney fee dispute, but Taylor turned down the proposal as insufficient.

55.   Smithfield spokesman Josh Pekarsky would not comment on whether the company would sweeten its offer.

56.   Societe Generale recently sweetened its offer for Paribas shares in a move to fend off BNP.

57.   The British company has refused to sweeten its offer.

58.   The Hawks were expected to wait until the last minute to see whether any team would sweeten its offer.

59.   The Philippines has steadily sweetened its offers to GM, while Thailand has refused to budge from its original offer.

60.   Weyerhaeuser says it might sweeten the offer, but only if Willamette agrees to talks.