71.   Activists would rather create a bulk purchase program for buying drugs that requires companies to bid for inclusion.

72.   Activists want to create a bulk purchasing pool for AIDS drugs that would require companies to bid against each other for inclusion.

73.   Allowing private companies to bid on contracts to perform some public services is another part of his efforts to rein in government spending.

74.   Allowing private companies to bid on contracts to perform some public services is another part of his effort to rein in government spending.

75.   But the weekly said Tuesday that Swiss companies can now bid for contracts under the program.

76.   Canadian companies usually log on land owned by provincial governments and pay a fee, while U.S. companies must bid at auction.

77.   Companies can bid for several regions but will only be awarded rights in one region, a DDI spokeswoman said.

78.   Dueba favored Enron, but Rana wanted other companies to bid.

79.   Eight companies have bid for restructuring Airlanka before the government sells it, the state Public Enterprise Reform Commission said Thursday.

80.   Eight companies have bid for restructuring the Airlanka airline before the government sells it, a commission supervising privatization of state companies said Thursday.