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frames- Fujitsu said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel bid] [ARG2 the equivalent of less than a U.S. penny] on [ARG1-on three separate municipal contracts] [ARGM-TMP during the past two years] .
- It also said that in July , it bid 10,000 yen *-2 to design a system for the Saitama prefectural library , and [ARGM-TMP two years ago] , [ARG0 it] [rel bid] [ARG2 one yen] [ARG1 *-1 to plan the telecommunications system for Wakayama prefecture] .
- It also said that [ARGM-TMP in July] , [ARG0 it] [rel bid] [ARG2 10,000 yen] [ARG1 *-2 to design a system for the Saitama prefectural library] , and two years ago , it bid one yen *-1 to plan the telecommunications system for Wakayama prefecture .
- NEC , one of its largest domestic competitors , said 0 [ARG0 it] [rel bid] [ARG2 one yen] [ARGM-LOC in two separate public auctions] [ARGM-TMP since 1987] .
- [ARG0 Ford] , which *T*-64 already has an unwelcome 13.2 % holding , is prepared *-1 to [rel bid] for [ARG1-for the entire company] and had lobbied the government to lift the takeover restrictions early .
- The company 's 7.90 % sinking fund debentures were quoted *-1 at a bid price of 14 1\/4 and an offered price of 30 , while [ARG1-for the 10 3\/4 % subordinated debentures of 1997] were being [rel bid] for *-2 at [ARG2-at 28] and offered *-2 at around 34 3\/4 .
- [ARG1 Seats] are currently quoted *-1 at [ARG2 $ 151,000 *U*] , [rel bid] * , and $ 162,000 *U* , asked * .
- The move comes a week after Paribas announced that [ARG0 it] was preparing *-1 to [rel bid] for [ARG1-for 66.7 % control of Navigation Mixte] .
- Allianz also suggested , without *-1 saying so directly , that it regrets that [ARG0 Paribas] is [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel bidding] for [ARG1-for all of Navigation Mixte 's shares] .
- [ARG0 No foreign companies] [rel bid] on [ARG1-on the Hiroshima project] , [ARGM-ADV according to the bureau] .
- [ARG0 Three competitors] [rel bid] between [ARG2-between 300,000 yen and 500,000 yen] , [ARGM-ADV according to the Hiroshima government office] .
- [ARG0 Westinghouse] [ARGM-DIS also] [ARGM-MNR jointly] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel bid] on [ARG1-on projects] [ARGM-MNR with Misubishi] , [ARGM-ADV * giving it an edge in developing Asian markets] .
- Rather , Mr. Perlman said 0 *T*-3 , [ARG0 Control Data] intends *-1 to [rel bid] for [ARG1-for the coming Minnesota lottery contract] and is seeking new applications for the technology overseas , where `` there is great interest in games of skill *T*-2 . ''
- Ford , on the other hand , has said 0 [ARG0 it] 's willing *-1 to [rel bid] for [ARG1-for all of Jaguar] , despite the objections of Jaguar chairman Sir John Egan .
- [ARG0 Ford] is willing *-1 to [rel bid] for [ARG1-for 100 % of Jaguar 's shares] if both the government and Jaguar shareholders agree *-2 to relax the anti-takeover barrier prematurely .
- The GM move follows Tuesday 's declaration by Ford , which *T*-1 holds an unwelcome 12.45 % stake in Jaguar , that [ARG0 it] is prepared *-2 to [rel bid] for [ARG1-for the entire company] .
- Paribas said Monday that [ARG0 it] intends *-1 to [rel bid] [ARG1 *-2 to boost its stake in Navigation Mixte to 66.7 % , from the 18.7 % 0 it already owns *T*-3] .
- Kodak , based * in Rochester , N.Y. , said 0 [ARG0 IBM] [ARGM-DIS also] had [rel bid] for [ARG1-for the business] .
- Cineplex Odeon Corp. directors said 0 [ARG0 the company 's chairman and chief executive , Garth Drabinsky ,] is considering *-1 [rel bidding] [ARG2 780.6 million Canadian dollars -LRB- US$ 666 million *U* -RRB-] [ARG1 *-2 to acquire the company] .
- Each of [ARG0 the four parties] [rel bidding] for [ARG1-for PS of New Hampshire] proposes a complex financial package 0 *T*-1 to satisfy creditors and shareholders and also proposes a formula 0 *T*-2 to limit rate increases * to satisfy the state .
- Well , CBS , *-1 mired in the ratings cellar and looking to sports as a way out , wanted *-1 to close the deal immediately and block [ARG0 its rivals] from *-2 getting another chance * to [rel bid] .
- On [ARG1-On just three big deals -- for four years of baseball and for the Olympic Winter Games in both 1992 and 1994 --] [ARG0 Pilson] [rel bid] [ARG2 a total of $ 1.64 billion *U*] .
- Dick Pound , a committee member , began by *-1 disclosing that [ARG0 ABC and NBC] had refused *-2 to [ARGM-ADV even] [rel bid] .
- In the mid-1980s , after [ARG0 ABC] had [ARGM-TMP just] [rel bid] [ARG2 a record $ 309 million *U*] for [ARG1-for the 1988 Winter Games] , he sniped at rivals for *-1 paying reckless prices .
- Mr. Pilson gave him one : He bid $ 243 million *U* for rights to the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville , France ; [ARG0 ABC and NBC] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel bid] [ARG2 even $ 200 million *U*] .
- Mr. Pilson gave him one : [ARG0 He] [rel bid] [ARG2 $ 243 million *U*] for [ARG1-for rights to the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville , France] ; ABC and NBC would n't bid even $ 200 million *U* .
- As [ARG0 it] [rel bids] for [ARG1-for new agreements , new loans and indeed admission to the civilized world] , the Soviet government has recognized 0 it has a credibility problem .
- Until that happens , glasnost can not begin *-1 to deserve [ARG1-for the kind of credibility] 0 [ARG0 Mr. Shevardnadze] was [rel bidding] for *T*-2 [ARGM-MNR with his confessions on Monday] .
- Some of the three other [rel bidding] [ARG0 groups] are expected *-1 to increase their offers tomorrow , a date set * for revised offers by a bankruptcy court judge .
- He emphasized that [ARG0 the car maker] [ARGM-ADV only] [ARGM-MOD would] [rel bid] for [ARG1-for all of Jaguar] [ARGM-LOC under the right circumstances] , and said `` those circumstances are n't right or possible at the moment . ''
- [ARG0 The agency 's workers and private companies] would be allowed *-1 to [rel bid] for [ARG1-for the assets up for sale] .
- `` [ARGM-TMP Five years ago] , [ARG0 magazine publishers] [ARGM-MOD would] [ARGM-ADV simply] [rel bid] on [ARG1-on an advertiser 's big ad schedule for their magazine] , '' said *T*-1 Mr. Murphy .
- In a sign 0 the stock slump has n't quieted Europe 's takeover fever , Cie . Financiere de Paribas said 0 [ARG0 it] intends *-1 to [rel bid] for [ARG1-for one of France 's other large financial and industrial holding companies , Cie. de Navigation Mixte] .
- `` [ARG0 Who] [ARGM-MOD would] *T*-1 [rel bid] against [ARG1-against Paribas] ? ''
- Paribas said 0 [ARG0 it] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel bid] [ARG2 1,850 francs a share] for [ARG1-for Navigation Mixte shares that *T*-1 qualify for a full yearly dividend] , and 1,800 francs for those created * July 1 , which *T*-2 are eligible for partial dividends .
- Some financial sources said privately that [ARG0 Paribas] blundered in * failing *-1 to move sooner for the insurance and industrial group , * [rel bidding] [ARGM-TMP only after speculation had pushed up the price] .
- When notoriously independent-minded Navigation Mixte Chairman Marc Fournier rejected Paribas 's offer and began *-2 buying Paribas shares in retaliation *T*-1 , Mr. Francois-Poncet said 0 *T*-3 , [ARG0 he] felt obliged *-4 to [rel bid] for [ARG1-for control] .
- [ARG0 It] currently is considering *-1 [rel bidding] for [ARG1-for Swedish Match Co] .
- [ARG1 Seats] are currently quoted *-1 at [ARG2 $ 430,000 *U*] [rel bid] * and $ 525,000 *U* asked * .
- The Anglo-French financier has indicated 0 [ARG0 he] intends *-1 to [rel bid] [ARGM-TMP again] for [ARG1-for B.A.T] [ARGM-ADV if he receives approval] .
- The board said 0 the export licenses would be issued *-1 on the condition that [ARG0 Canadian interests] would also be allowed *-2 to [rel bid] for [ARG1-for the Mackenzie delta gas] on [ARG2-on terms similar to those offered * to U.S. customers] .
- [ARG0 Guinness , which *T*-2 owns several leading whiskey brands plus Gordon 's gin , the world 's No. 1 gin ,] is considered *-1 less likely *-3 to [rel bid] for [ARG1-for the Whitbread spirits] .
- `` It 's a very valuable weapon in their armory , '' which *T*-1 could enable [ARG0 Ford] to [rel bid] [ARGM-TMP sooner] for [ARG1-for Jaguar] , observed 0 *T*-3 Mr. Barber of James Capel .
- Investment bankers and retailers said 0 the turmoil on Wall Street may benefit [ARG0 managers] who *T*-1 plan *-2 to [rel bid] for [ARG1-for U.S. retailing units of the British firm] because takeover prices may not be as high as before the recent correction .
- Managers at five chains have said in recent weeks that [ARG0 they] intend *-1 to [rel bid] for [ARG1-for their companies] .
- But [ARG0 several traders] quickly stepped up and [rel bid] for [ARG1-for contracts] , * driving prices sharply higher .
- Investors here still expect [ARG0 Ford Motor Co. or General Motors Corp.] to [rel bid] for [ARG1-for Jaguar] .
- Those two offers were private and the spokesman refused *-1 to identify the [rel bidding] [ARG0 companies] .
- Officials for [ARG0 the two concerns] , which *T*-2 are [rel bidding] [ARG2 C$ 30 *U* a share] for [ARG1-for Connaught] , could n't be reached *-1 for comment .
- Yesterday , a source close to GEC confirmed that his company may join the Ferranti fight , as part of [ARG0 a possible consortium] that *T*-1 [ARGM-MOD would] [rel bid] [ARGM-MNR against British Aerospace and Thomson-CSF] .