1.   It will be helpful if the announcement of the offer can coincide with positive public relations coverage for the offeror.

2.   When TI announced its hostile bid, the company claimed it would be good news for Dowty shareholders.

3.   Although he has not announced another bid, Alexander has been paying careful attention to the state that holds the first primary caucus in the nation.

4.   Both bidders had been buying their own stock since announcing their bids, to buoy their stock prices and make themselves more attractive to Wachovia shareholders.

5.   Absolutely no one will be surprised when Clinton eventually gets around to announcing his bid for a second term.

6.   After shooting up after Service Corp. announced its bid last month, Loewen stock has retreated.

7.   Alfonso Cortina, the chairman of Repsol, announced the bid late Thursday.

8.   But once the bid was announced, Chrysler treated the proposal as hostile, he wrote.

9.   Calgary, Alberta-based Pinnacle announced its bid for HCO, a Calgary junior oil and gas company, in mid-August.

10.   Earlier, Mobil announced its bids for ordinary and preference shares in Ampolex were unconditional.