1.   And in a related move, environmentalists in Arizona and Oregon petitioned the federal government to allow environmental groups to bid competitively with loggers for timber sales.

2.   Boeing-McDonnell Douglas will bid with its Apache attack helicopter.

3.   A longtime collector and two experienced auctioneers help new auction participants understand the basics and, in turn, browse and bid with confidence.

4.   Alcatel is bidding with Dassault Aviation SA and Aerospatiale.

5.   Alcatel is bidding with Dassault Aviation SA and state-owned Aerospatiale, which are being merged.

6.   Finland, bidding with the Norwegians, wanted to show that Lillehammer is a long walk from Helsinki but a short flight.

7.   France Telecom is bidding with Deutsche Telekom AG for a stake in Retevision, the Spanish TV broadcaster that has been licensed to compete with Telefonica.

8.   In the U.K., TI is bidding with Shorts for work on a new cruise missile and for an anti-tank missile.

9.   Klagenfurt is bidding with nearby towns from Italy and Slovenia.

10.   Many companies want to assemble nationwide or large regional wireless systems, so they seek to bid with a particular package of properties in mind.