41.   Defense Minister Luis Fernando Ramirez has resigned, possibly to launch a bid for president of Colombia as a member of the ruling Conservative Party.

42.   David Toledo hopes to launch a bid for a world title shot when he fights on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.

43.   Diplomats launch new bid for political settlement.

44.   Douglas Hall and Freddy Shepherd launched a bid Tuesday to return to the company board of the Premier League club.

45.   Four hostile bids were launched in the past one month.

46.   He said the two exchanges are still talking, but stopped short of saying that Deutsche Boerse would launch another bid.

47.   In Sarajevo, the capital, fighting was lightest since the government launched a bid to break out of the Serb seige last week.

48.   It credited the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with setting a good example by launching a bid to shield children from the dangers of tobacco.

49.   It was unclear whether BPI would launch another bid under the announced rules.

50.   London-based BP Amoco launched its bid for Los Angeles-based Arco in March.