41.   Barry Diller, the former head of QVC Inc., has long been interested in making a bid.

42.   Barrett was put into play when Shell made its hostile bid.

43.   Bedford said he received a call Wednesday evening from a sponsor in south Texas willing to make a bid.

44.   Below, Doug Garrison of Cornelia was looking over some of the kitchen equipment before making his bids.

45.   Because of its location, Chicago had been considered the front runner from day one, even though Denver and Dallas made strong bids to woo Boeing.

46.   Berrard ruled out the possibility of making a bid for Waste Management Inc., whose chairman resigned unexpectedly.

47.   Bombardier say whether it will make a bid by that time.

48.   A group of investors represented by Toronto lawyer Chris Portner is making a bid to buy the Toronto Blue Jays from Interbrew SA.

49.   A Haitian made the bid, and frankly, there is an uneasy truce between newly arrived immigrant shoppers and longtime area residents who hold garage sales.

50.   A museum spokesman said the trustees had explored the possibility of buying the collection but had never made a bid.