21.   His report accused them of coercing teachers into political activity to help the board president, Sheldon Plotnick, in an unsuccessful bid for a City Council seat.

22.   In New York, environmentalists filed a lawsuit recently in an unsuccessful bid to prevent the spraying of Central Park.

23.   It later hired Roland Gillis of Keystone Investments, but made a second unsuccessful bid for Isabelle this year.

24.   It spent most of its foreign reserves in an unsuccessful bid to prevent a currency devaluation last year.

25.   Johnson had resigned in an unsuccessful bid for governor.

26.   Kerkorian launched an unsuccessful takeover bid for Chrysler in April and continues to attack the company for its alleged shortcomings.

27.   Laino, a career politician and human rights activist, has made two previous unsuccessful bids for the presidency.

28.   Last year, State Street made an unsuccessful bid to acquire Wells Fargo Nikko Investment Advisors.

29.   Last year, he made an unsuccessful bid to have directors elected annually.

30.   Leary also made an unsuccessful bid for governor of California.