31.   If the bid succeeds, the combined entity would become the third-biggest construction group in Europe.

32.   If its bid succeeds, Daewoo has said it will review the management of Thomson Multimedia.

33.   In the absence of any official information, the share prices indicated that the bid had succeeded.

34.   Banks Peninsula Mayor Noeline Allan said Thursday the big slip over Akaroa may not come down if the week-long bid to permanently stabilise it succeeds.

35.   Chief administrator Ratnam said he was hopeful the peace bid could succeed, pointing to the involvement of Norway and the support of the US as positive factors.

36.   Opinion polls now suggest that Lebed, who was fired in October, is the most likely candidate to win backing for a bid to succeed Yeltsin.

37.   Rossignolo might become president without operational responsibilities if the bid succeeds.