51.   A small San Francisco multimedia company is making a bid to become the latest darling of the Internet, and Wall Street appears to be nodding its approval.

52.   A spokesman for Paxson, however, denied that the company was making a bid.

53.   According to London financial codes, an offering company must make a bid for both classes of stock at a comparable rate.

54.   According to sources, the Cincinnati Reds were the other major team involved in the Cone hunt, while Seattle and Houston had made minor bids.

55.   After his remarks, he is surrounded by police chiefs who urge him to consider making another bid for the Statehouse.

56.   After the wounded flier had been taken to a hospital, Welch made a bid for freedom, breaking away at the Amsterdam train station.

57.   After digesting Coherent and Ciena, Tellabs could make bids for Ascend Communications Inc. or Advanced Fibre Communications Inc., people on Wall Street said.

58.   After years of dressing the Hollywood elite, Richard Tyler is making a bid to appeal to a wider audience with a new collection.

59.   Ahmanson first made its bid last week.

60.   All those companies deny having made bids.