1.   The troubled defence and electronics group has spent the week in talks a clutch of potential bidders.

2.   This means that potential competitive bidders will have more time to organise rival bids.

3.   Almost all potential bidders faced antitrust problems or balance sheets full from other recent acquisitions.

4.   Although several potential bidders have emerged, including U.S. car parts maker TRW Inc., Cerus has consistently said it has not decided whether to sell the stake.

5.   Among the youthful revelers at her party, potential bidders for serious art seemed few and far between.

6.   Among the potential bidders, RailTex is the only U.S.-based company presently with rail operations in Mexico, Hendrix said.

7.   Among the potential bidders are Loral, Martin Marietta and Hughes Aircraft.

8.   Analysts had also named Yates Brothers Wine Lodges Plc as a potential bidder.

9.   An earlier bid for the Cali airport was declared void last yPyear after potential bidders backed away due to concerns about drug trafficking.

10.   Analysts had also named Yates Brothers Wine Lodges Plc as a potential bidder for the pub chain.