21.   Non-competitive bids typically come from individual investors.

22.   Reports that a Bombardier bid could come next week comes entirely from Fokker, Coates said.

23.   Several people said on Wednesday that Diller had a telephone conversation with the elder Roberts on Sunday, but was still not aware a bid was coming.

24.   The bid by Northrock comes one day it finalized an exploration alliance with Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. to pool their undeveloped lands in west central Alberta.

25.   The bid comes amid confidence that the London hotel industry is leading a recovery in continental Europe, which has been battered by falling room yields and occupancy rates.

26.   The bids come amid a flurry of takeover moves among mid-sized U.K. chemical companies, which analysts said need to expand to compete better in world markets.

27.   The big trouble arrived two years ago, when construction bids came in.

28.   The bid came after Western Resources, a utility in Kansas City, Mo., and a large ADT shareholder, had made a hostile bid for the company.

29.   The bid comes as confidence in the hotel industry increases.

30.   The bid comes as Westinghouse plans to spin off most of its industrial units this year to focus on broadcasting.