21.   Trafalgar said it wanted to bid again at a lower price, and was cleared by Northern to make a bid.

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

23.   Bidding farewell at a Seoul hotel, some North Koreans knelt on the ground in front of their parents and older relatives, who were using wheelchairs.

24.   Canadian companies usually log on land owned by provincial governments and pay a fee, while U.S. companies must bid at auction.

25.   Countries must declare their intention to bid at the end of this year.

26.   Four other groups bid at the auction on Friday.

27.   Meanwhile, American producers have to bid at auction for their timber supplies.

28.   Most of the regular bidders were either sidelined or bidding at the lower end.

29.   So the onslaught by foreign contractors, who were well known for bidding at cut-throat prices, was generally tolerated by the local competitors.

30.   The government said the firms conspired to eliminate competition in part through agreements not to bid and payoffs for bidding at inflated levels.