bidding
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham recently changed the rules for public contracts so that companies bidding for them have to show how they will create jobs and training opportunities.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Walter and his partners won the bidding at $2.15 billion, well above the $1.6 billion runner-up bid of Soon-Shiong and Cohen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
A group headed by former Yankees and Dodgers manager Joe Torre and L.A. developer Rick Caruso dropped out of the bidding ahead of Cohen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
The central bank also released a constant stream of forward guidance hinting at low rates in the future to deter markets from bidding up yields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
And since he suffered from this love affliction, he would do my bidding without question.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
"Not only will we wipe out every potential influence on public biddings – we will also make the process much faster, much more efficient and totally accountable."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
In a 2013 email to dozens of senior staff at Siemens China, the manager, Cao Yong Sheng, pointed to a “huge gap between biddings and contracts,” and asked, “Where’s the gap going?”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
Peter reluctantly admitted that Mr. Lukach, when inclined, could use his prowess as a healer for darker biddings.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2017
"I'll tell you what it is," said Ratler, "we shall have Gresham and Monk together, and you and I shall have to do their biddings."
From Phineas Finn The Irish Member by Anthony Trollope
The worthy medico never required two biddings to make him obey a behest like this.
From Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy by Gordon Stables
