1.   -- HARTLEPOOL hope to record their fourth successive win and step up their promotion play-off bid at Fulham tonight.

2.   The price at which they bid for these bills determines the Treasury Bill rate.

3.   Amid wild cheering, after Courier missed a passing forehand bid at match point, they embraced at the net.

4.   As at the Big Board, prices are established by investors, along much the same principles as bidding at an art auction.

5.   At the moment, the main game in town is bidding at state asset sale auctions for companies for which there is little financial information.

6.   Bidding at the auction was sluggish.

7.   A shortfall of funds in the money market left banks with no option but to bid at a higher rate today.

8.   Actually, anybody who has been to an art auction should feel at home with the mechanics of bidding at a wine auction.

9.   Companies aware of shortages knew they could bid in at high prices and make big profits.

10.   DKB will be excluded from bidding at that auction.