11.   General Motors also has the latitude to seek rival bidders for an increasing share of its computer services business over time.

12.   Greenlees declined to comment on whether he had talked to other buyers, to speculate on potential rival bidders, or to estimate a maximum per share valuation.

13.   Had a rival bidder sweetened its proposal?

14.   Great Western responded to the offer by suing Ahmanson and courting rival bidders to force a higher offer.

15.   He saw no chance that a rival bidder would appear, citing the powerful influence wielded by the Oppenheimers and Anglo American.

16.   In another proposal, shareholders would change bank bylaws to limit the size of fees the board may offer to prospective rival bidders.

17.   In such a case, the initial bidder could conceivably have closed on a deal before the rival bidder had finished the FCC paperwork.

18.   Moreover, it sometimes turns out that one would-be buyer of a company can use a preferred accounting treatment but a rival bidder cannot.

19.   Northwest said it bought the stake only to keep it away from rival bidder Delta Air Lines so that it could protect its budding marketing alliance with Continental.

20.   Nothing like rival bidders to boost the final price a target company reels in.