21.   Analysts and investment bankers said Levin had set several unpredictable forces in motion by making his bid for Turner.

22.   And if Kamensky is the one let go, look for the Panthers to make a bid.

23.   And next year he will search out the best mini-tour events and maybe make a bid for the PGA Tour once again.

24.   And in making its bid, Qwest is also proposing to reshape the company in which BellSouth invested.

25.   And it is possible that other banks could make pre-emptive bids for either Bank of Boston or Corestates before a final deal is signed.

26.   And the biggest threat comes not from Whitman, who is also considering making a bid for the Senate seat, but from leaders within his own party.

27.   And the firm was requested by ITT to make a bid for the mortgage portfolio, a person familiar with the matter said.

28.   And the largest hostile bid ever was made last week when pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. bid for Warner-Lambert.

29.   AOL Time Warner, faced with fears that Comcast would become too dominant in cable distribution, may actually make a bid.

30.   Armstrong yesterday made a bid for Canadian floor-covering maker Domco Inc. to stop the merger.