1.   American, for its part, could mount a competing buyout bid for US Airways.

2.   And Cincinnati Gas and Electric accepted a buyout bid last year from PSI Resources.

3.   Because of its good management and growing Texas and Missouri operations, Southern Union is probably a target for a buyout bid from an electric company, he said.

4.   But Larson has not withdrawn the buyout bid, which he has called extremely fair.

5.   Continental chose the deal with Northwest over a buyout bid from Delta.

6.   Hampers surprised investors on Thursday with his management-led buyout bid.

7.   Ongoing discussions over those issues and service problems culminated in the buyout bid last month.

8.   Securities laws prevent leaking word of any buyout bid in advance of the formal offer.

9.   That approach is shaping up to be far more vexing to Chrysler than the failed buyout bid by Kerkorian last spring.

10.   They believe that threat prompted Delta, smallest of the Big Three, to make the competing buyout bid.