41.   The Speyer bid came one day after Rockefeller Center Properties reached an agreement with Zell and Disney.

42.   The Swissair bid came through Nuance International Holdings.

43.   The sweetened bid comes as rivals like Phillips Petroleum and Burlington Resources are considering entering the fray, executives close to the discussions said.

44.   The takeover bid comes as French hypermarket and supermarket operators face expansion problems.

45.   The unexpected bid comes two weeks after WorldCom Inc. made an all-stock offer for MCI.

46.   The takeover bid comes as supermarket operators face difficulty in expanding.

47.   Their Triple Crown bids came up short in the Belmont Stakes.

48.   Their bid came too late.

49.   Two more bids came in.

50.   When two bids come in at the same price, the one received first gets priority.