1.   Advanta, which recently revealed that rising loan losses pushed it to consider selling the company, has asked interested suitors to submit offers by next week.

2.   After the company announced that it was putting itself on the block, a flood of interested suitors emerged.

3.   After the company announced it was putting itself on the block, a flood of interested suitors emerged.

4.   However, even the most interested suitor could find it difficult to finalize plausible deals.

5.   However, one interested suitor said there has been some movement.

6.   In some ways, the new competition and flurry of interested suitors has made Canal Plus a victim of its own success.

7.   Players have sought the highest dollar, the best opportunity, the most interested suitor, the strongest championship contender.

8.   The most interested suitors for the business happened to be Prudential PLC of Britain and American General, executives close to the talks said.

9.   Viking had been widely sought after, and it was believed that Staples was once an interested suitor.

10.   The busted investment bank Barings had no shortage of interested suitors Saturday.