31.   The bids came back higher than expected.

32.   The bid came even as Goldman itself negotiated to buy Long-Term Capital as part of the Wall Street consortium.

33.   The bid comes after the Mexican government last year passed legislation to allow private investors to build electrical power generation facilities and establish natural gas distribution networks.

34.   The bid comes as users of machinery such as forklifts and jackhammers are increasingly turning to the rental market to get the newest technology.

35.   The bid would come amid plans by Westinghouse to spin off most of its industrial units this year to focus on broadcasting.

36.   The formal bid comes two weeks after Mobil said it planned to make an offer.

37.   The formal bid comes two weeks after Mobil said it planned to make the offer.

38.   The highest bid came from Grupo Hermes SA, a company owned by Carlos Hank Rhon, who is the son of former Mexico City Mayor Carlos Hank Gonzalez.

39.   The latest bid comes from TWA Acquisition, which is headed by investment banker Brian Freeman and backed by Icahn.

40.   The next lowest bid came from Singapore Technologies Industrial Corp., Singapore Bus Service Ltd. and Niigata Engineering Co. of Japan.