81.   A formal offer would be subject to recommendation by the Mirror Group board and approval by monopoly regulators.

82.   A WAZ spokesman said the company had made inquiries but no formal offer.

83.   But he added that he will not extend a formal offer to LaBella until after he has spoken with Democrats over the next few days.

84.   Cable and Wireless has held talks with France Telecom, but has yet to make a formal offer to Sprint, the report said.

85.   Company secretary Stephen Cox has said that despite a lengthy search for a buyer, the management buyout team was the only one that made a formal offer.

86.   Despite Russian objections, formal offers to expand NATO are expected to be made in July.

87.   Eni chief executive Vittorio Mincato said last week he would be prepared to pay a small premium for Enterprise but declined to make a formal offer.

88.   Free agent outfielder Ron Gant met with the Rockies on Thursday at Coors Field but no formal offer was made.

89.   He had had no formal offer of compensation, he said.

90.   He repeated that the Papua New Guinea government had not yet made any formal offer for its stake in BCL.