31.   Wyser-Pratte is especially miffed because it came to the aid of SoftKey when it launched its hostile bid for the Learning Co.

32.   Opinion polls constantly showed him the leading conservative candidate for president, encouraging him to launch a bid for the Elysee Palace.

33.   Paribas and Societe Generale had hoped to merge, but their plan was foiled when BNP launched its bid for both.

34.   A dozen years ago, Swift was a Statehouse aide when she launched a long-shot bid for the state Senate against a veteran Democratic lawmaker.

35.   A prosecutor on Monday interrogated Cem Boyner, a textile magnate launching a bid for national office, for comments he made about the army.

36.   After the meetings, they tried to display a united front as Romania prepares to launch a bid for NATO membership at the Madrid summit next week.

37.   After two meetings with Constantinescu, they tried to display a united front as Romania prepares to launch a bid for NATO membership at the Madrid summit next week.

38.   Aliev was chief of the regional police in the city of Gyandzha, in western Azerbaijan, where opponents of President Geidar Aliev launched a bid to overthrow him.

39.   But after Franks announced plans to run for Senate, Ferguson moved from Red Bank to Westfield to launch a bid for the open seat.

40.   Carnival launched its bid in December.