1.   An Ayala Land spokesperson declined to provide a cost estimate, saying that would give other groups information with which to mount a competing bid.

2.   Analysts said Anthem paid a relatively high price, probably to pre-empt competing bids.

3.   And Credit Suisse First Boston and Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale have submitted competing bids for Finance One Pcl, the biggest of the failed firms.

4.   And, anyway, Global had a provision in its merger contracts that allowed it to review any competing bid.

5.   Boeing officials said the competing bids will continue to move forward.

6.   A company financed by the Alabama state pension fund had made a competing bid.

7.   A competing bid from Chuo Trust and Banking and Mitsui Trust and Banking offered the government less money than the Ripplewood deal.

8.   British regulators will review competing bids for VSEL, a submarine maker, from British Aerospace and GEC.

9.   But Dillon also said a competing bid from another forest products company was unlikely.

10.   But U.K. advertising baron Martin Sorrell may present a competing bid.