51.   The company tried selling about two-thirds of its prime natural gas reserves in Kansas, but abandoned the strategy after receiving bids it considered too low.

52.   The government received three bids for Metaloroya SA, the metallurgical company owned by Centromin.

53.   The government plans to hold an auction a month for each of the remaining four regions for which it received bids.

54.   The government has received four bids from groups interested in running the airports.

55.   The number of bids submitted and the number of tracts receiving bids both were records for a western gulf sale, said Barney Congdon, Minerals Management Service spokesman.

56.   The purchase also includes much of the land for two future buildings on which Queens West Development Corp. received bids from three development companies, including Tishman Speyer.

57.   The Sooners received their bid Monday.

58.   The South Australia government said it received several bids for the bank but declined to name those who lost out.

59.   The top-ranked Big Ten received seven bids, the most of any conference.

60.   This allows prices to increase after bids have been received from brokers.