11.   While his re-election bid went down in defeat, it gave Chen a chance to fashion himself into a presidential candidate.

12.   If a bid went through, SWEB would be the first of the privatised electricity companies to fall into non-British ownership.

13.   Clinton almost fell victim to the phenomenon four years ago when his bid for the Democratic nomination went before New Hampshire party members.

14.   Their final bids only went in at the start of March, dampening hopes of an announcement before the defence exhibition winds up Thursday.

15.   No one from the IOC ever contacted Fox to respond to the offer or even to say the bids had gone to NBC.

16.   The bid went to Sydney.