11.   It also allows smaller local banks to bid for a tiny part of the deposit portion of those packages.

12.   Local banks sometimes bid so aggressively for money that there is no need to send it away to get a higher rate, he said.

13.   The bank bid aggressively for Montgomery Securities, only to be nosed out by NationsBank Corp.

14.   The banks are bidding in combination with national brokerages because fund officials believe potential buyers will be comprised of international and national groups.

15.   The central bank is expected to keep hopes for cuts in key rates alive by allowing banks to bid down the chief money market rate, or repurchase rate.

16.   The two banks had bid for CIC a year ago, but were turned down because of the opposition of CIC staff and local politicians fearing jobs cuts.

17.   Under variable rate auctions, banks bid at a range of rates.

18.   Several foreign banks have already bid to supply the loan.

19.   The bank will bid for general finance-company assets such as property development projects, while its subsidiaries will bid for a narrower range of assets.