31.   The government canceled the auction of a huge state-owned aluminum company after the only bidder left pulled out a day before the sale.

32.   The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. was the only bidder for ANL when tenders closed Monday.

33.   The only other bidder was the Pittsburgh-based Center for the Support of the Transplant Community.

34.   The sale of a Venezuelan state-owned aluminum company was cancelled Thursday for the second time when the only bidder pulled out at the last minute.

35.   The South Korean industrial giant was the only bidder.

36.   The two companies were the only bidders for four Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses put up for sale.

37.   They were the only bidders.

38.   Two U.S. firms and one British company are the only bidders for the Guyana Electricity Corp., government officials have announced.

39.   When Panama offered a concession to restore and operate the line, a U.S.-based railroad company, Kansas City Southern Railway, was the only bidder.

40.   This was seen as opening a second chance of the French group Alcatel-Alsthom which had been the only other bidder for Thomson.