1.   When the business needed to expand, the Reichmanns took bids for a new warehouse.

2.   Alltel officials said that even if CenturyTel formally rejected their offer, they would continue to pursue a takeover by taking the bid directly to shareholders.

3.   As for free agents, they can take bids starting next Wednesday.

4.   Brazil could start taking bids for mobile telecommunications concessions as early as October if Congress passes a far-reaching bill by June, a government official said.

5.   But Quinn and others have said the ESOP should have taken bids for the stock.

6.   Ebay, an on-line auction company, was also taking skyrocketing bids for tickets.

7.   He criticized the U.S. Forest Service for failing to look carefully enough for protected plants and animals before taking bids from timber companies.

8.   He said the report issued Friday is moot because the government last January took bids from several companies, including Crane, for the new contract.

9.   Indonesia is about to take bids for its first nuclear plant.

10.   It was the first time the EU had taken bids for wheat exports since July, when it suspended export subsidies because of high internal prices.