1.   Both Alcatel and Lagardere declined to say whether their bids tomorrow would include other European participants.

2.   According to other participants in the talks, the NBC bid included sweeteners that raised the value of the bid.

3.   Find out what the bid includes and what the company will guarantee.

4.   Ram said an increased bid may include cash from WorldCom.

5.   So he thinks any higher bids will include cash.

6.   The bids include a ridge vent.

7.   The bid could include the Spielberg-Katzenberg-Geffen group, although the three are ambivalant about it.

8.   The bid includes an equity investment and a debt financing package, though the details are not yet being disclosed, said Entergy.

9.   The Fort Worth bid had included a videotaped pitch by the soon-to-be-late Ben Hogan.

10.   Helsinki, whose bid included Alpine ski events in Lillehammer, Norway, had hoped to get the Winter Games for Finland after five previous attempts.