1.   Analysts said hostile bids rarely succeeded in the advertising industry because the principal assets of an advertising agency are the people who work there.

2.   And if the bid does succeed, leaving Chrysler heavily in debt, analysts say that competitors would immediately start taking advantage of the situation.

3.   Analysts said if the bid succeeds, Ladbroke could pick up additional contracts to manage Sheraton properties that are converted to Hiltons.

4.   Beyond the games, Beijing has much to gain if the bid succeeds.

5.   Dasa said it would combine some of its businesses with those of a joint venture between Matra and GEC if the bid succeeds.

6.   Had the bid succeeded, the takeover would have made CanWest the third national system.

7.   His lawyers countered that if the extradition bid succeeded, Queen Elizabeth II could theoretically be arrested abroad to face trial for alleged crimes by Britain.

8.   If a renewed bid succeeds, the move would provide another example of European cross-border bank consolidation, an area ING has pioneered.

9.   If the Elektrowatt bid succeeds, it will rival Honeywell in terms of global market share in the building and heating ventilation systems business, analysts have said.

10.   If the two pending bids succeed as expected, seven American utilities, including two joint partnerships, will own British electricity suppliers.