31.   He never made a formal offer or named the price he would be willing to pay, people close to the discussion said, and the talks have ended.

32.   He said he has not made formal offers to any potential Cabinet members.

33.   However, it was not immediately clear how many submitted formal offers.

34.   Icahn, a financier who has made several runs at Nabisco, disclosed his plan in a regulatory filing on Thursday but stopped short of a formal offer.

35.   In July, Sargent met Anderson for dinner at an off-the-beaten-track Italian restaurant in Philadelphia, where he made the formal offer.

36.   It remains unclear if Coca-Cola will make a formal offer.

37.   It is important to note that no formal offer was made.

38.   Jarvis was expected to receive a formal offer from Jordan in the next two days.

39.   Jones said a lot of different numbers have been discussed by both sides, but that he has not made a formal offer to Sanders.

40.   Meanwhile, the Sox abandoned efforts to sign free agent relievers Tom Gordon and Rheal Cormier after both rejected formal offers.