11.   Instead, he said, one of the companies failed to bid by a Monday deadline, which caused a one-time shortfall.

12.   Kings vice president of special projects Rogie Vachon said bidding by construction companies will conclude in the next couple of weeks.

13.   Many South Florida residents bid by fax and phone.

14.   Other foreign companies may soon look for Russian partners, or even decide to bid by themselves, now that Yeltsin has lifted limits on their ownership.

15.   On-line auctions, where Web users bid by computer for a range of goods and services, have been a runaway success on the Internet.

16.   Power marketers needing a path for power would bid by electronic mail.

17.   Prospective buyers often bid by phone or nominate others to bid for them.

18.   The best-automated on-line auctions conduct bidding by proxy.

19.   The Commission for the Promotion of Private Concessions appointed a committee to study technical aspects and establish a schedule for bidding by national and international companies.

20.   The names of the seller and the buyer, who bid by telephone, were not disclosed.