11.   Los Angeles-based First Interstate said it will stick with First Bank, even if Wells sweetens its bid.

12.   One way SunTrust Banks could enlist more support would be to sweeten its bid, either with more stock or cash.

13.   Princess as Carnival sweetens its bid a third time, but with a very short deadline.

14.   Qatar has since sweetened its bid, saying it would rely on luxury villas and cruise ships to make up the housing shortage.

15.   Sam Zell, the Chicago financier, and his investment group sweetened its bid Thursday for control of Rockefeller Center.

16.   Several new offers emerged recently that allowed the state to sweeten its bid.

17.   SoftKey again raised its offer at the beginning of this week, eventually sweetening its bid with more money and all-cash terms.

18.   Takeover experts viewed the move as positive for a future friendly deal between the two companies, but said Weyerhaeuser would still have to sweeten its bid.

19.   The announcement came one week after Nisource sweetened its bid.

20.   With Sun offering to sweeten its bid, analysts and investors are growing concerned that the companies are offering to pay too much for Chateau.