| The troubled carpetmaker is cleaning out its management closet in a bid to turn the company around. |
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| There must be a compulsion to say good-bye, a compulsion to take one's leave of the other; that is, to bid adieu. |
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| The sweet of life, from which God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares. |
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| They who counsel ye to such a suppressing, do as good as bid ye suppress yourselves. |
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| I bid him come towards me and give me his letter, at the same time throwing down, carelessly, a book I had in my hands. |
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| Evangelist, after he had kissed him, gave him one smile, and bid him God-speed. |
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| And, why dost thou oft begroan in sorrow Then other times, bid wisdom good morrow? |
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| It is wonderful with what far-sighted patience one of these wretches will bid his time, in order to effect a favourite acquisition. |
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| Had the Green consortium made a straight bid, boneless fund managers would easily have outvoted private investors. |
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| Accusations of abuse were pure extortive calumny in a malicious bid to make money. |
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| Majed Sultan Ali was on his second visit to the game reserve in a bid to photograph a coalition of cheetahs. |
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| Murdoch's bid to get his hands on The Journal may seem foolishly pricey, but he's got his reasons. |
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| Nottingham was selected to be a host city for the England 2018 FIFA World Cup bid. |
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| We bid our final adieus to our family, then boarded the ship, bound for America. |
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| Glasgow bid to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics but lost to Buenos Aires in the 4 July 2013 vote. |
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| The Gibraltar Football Association applied for full membership of UEFA, but their bid was turned down in 2007 in a contentious decision. |
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| Subsequently, Gibraltar applied for FIFA membership but this bid was also turned down. |
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| A bid to obtain the full minutes of the meeting under the Freedom of Information Act was refused by the Information Commissioner. |
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| On 2 December 2010, Qatar won their bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, despite never previously qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Finals. |
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| While the market will bid up compensation for rare and desired skills to reward wealth creation, greater productivity, etc. |
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| British Airways was also the official airline of England's bid to host the 2018 Football World Cup. |
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| During the bidding process, there was considerable speculation over which companies had bid for the zones. |
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| They attempted to rid themselves of their Scots in a bid to establish standard English as the official language of the newly formed union. |
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| Due to London's successful bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics, a Great Britain team would qualify as of right of being the host nation. |
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| Due to the success of the London 2012 Olympic bid, the United Kingdom gained the right to enter a team in the football tournament as host nation. |
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| The rules previously allowed for a variety of different fuels in a bid to encourage more efficient cars. |
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| However, in a bid to mitigate corruption, many countries have partly privatised their customs. |
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| This prompted an unsuccessful bid by Britain in 1956 to buy back the Somali lands it had turned over. |
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| Hearing of Vespasian's bid for the empire, Agricola immediately gave him his support. |
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| I send you back the two last sheets, because you bid me. I reserve my nibblings and minutiae for another day. |
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| In 1999, the Bank of Scotland made a takeover bid for National Westminster Bank. |
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| Glasgow announced on 16 January 2007, the 17 sports to be included should its bid be successful. |
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| Halifax later withdrew its bid on 8 March 2007, following the withdrawal of funding from the municipal government. |
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| Each bid city made a presentation to the General Assembly, the order of which was determined by drawing lots. |
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| Abuja's delegation was led by General Yakubu Gowon, head of the Abuja 2014 Commonwealth Games bid team. |
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| In early 1917 the Germans had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare in a bid to achieve victory on the Western Approaches. |
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| Hardrada's army was further augmented by the forces of Tostig, who supported the Norwegian king's bid for the throne. |
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| Defeat also brought about the end of the Dragons bid to qualify for the inaugural Celtic League play offs. |
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| Wrexham's MP and AM indicated that they would prefer Wrexham Supporters' Trust to secure the bid. |
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| A third bid later came in, but after WST and Booth came to an agreement, their bid was then reaccepted. |
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| He was also one of the members of the successful London 2012 Olympic bid team and is a key member of the BBC's televisions athletics coverage. |
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| In 2016, Church along with numerous other celebrities, toured the UK to support Corbyn's bid to become Prime Minister. |
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| The bid came after BHP's first bid, made on 17 August, was rejected as being undervalued. |
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| The takeover bid was opposed by the Government of Saskatchewan under Premier Brad Wall. |
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| Small numbers of Nenets were resettled to Novaya Zemlya in the 1870s in a bid by Russia to keep out the Norwegians. |
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| In June 2007, representatives of the three countries announced they would bid, as a single political entity, for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. |
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| The no-trump overcaller completes the transfer, and his partner will bid again when strong. |
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| Vattenfall states that they bid unaggressively against strong competition without sacrificing margins. |
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| As an adult, he travelled to Hungary, where in 1046 he supported the successful bid of King Andrew I for the Hungarian crown. |
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| Meanwhile, Snorri resumed his chieftainship and made a bid to crush Gissur by prosecuting him in court for the deaths of Sigvat and Sturla. |
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| In January 2015, it was announced that Exeter Cathedral had launched a bid to restore the baths and open an underground centre for visitors. |
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| In accordance with English tradition and in a bid to legitimise his rule, Henry issued a coronation charter laying out various commitments. |
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| Hostages were exchanged in a bid to avoid conflict, but relations broke down and both sides mutilated their captives. |
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| In August 2011 the UK government announced that the airport's bid to host an enterprise zone for aerospace businesses had been successful. |
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| The Championship side moved to Truro in 2005 in a bid to reach the Premiership and was renamed the Cornish Pirates. |
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| Beckham became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in January 2005 and was involved in promoting London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. |
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| Guernsey put in a bid for the 2021 games following the Faroe Islands' withdrawal from hosting. |
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| Governor Johnson received the backing of the state Grange in his bid for re-election. |
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| However, in 2016 the English Lake District bid for World Heritage Status was submitted to UNESCO in the category of cultural landscape. |
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| Pauls in Jarrow also hold significant historical value and have a joint bid to become a World Heritage Site. |
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| Microsoft may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo as soon as Friday, according to a published report. |
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| A parallel bid to read the body in terms of the new science came from iatrochemistry. |
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| This indirectly led to the city making a successful bid to be part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a city of Media Arts. |
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| Harald's army was further augmented by the forces of Tostig, who threw his support behind the Norwegian king's bid for the throne. |
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| He was apparently outbid by a certain Reginald the Italian, but that bid was refused. |
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| Charles continued peace negotiations with the Scots in a bid to gain time before launching a new military campaign. |
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| The Manchester Velodrome was built as a part of the bid for the 2000 games and has become a catalyst for British success in cycling. |
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| Macmillan's bid to join the European Economic Community in early 1963 was blocked by French President Charles de Gaulle. |
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| However a general election was held in February 1974 in a bid to win public support during a national emergency caused by the miners' strike. |
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| In a bid to gain Newcastle and the Tyne, Cromwell's allies, the Scots, captured the town of Newburn. |
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| Sheffield also put in a bid to be a host city for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, but their bid was unsuccessful. |
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| In December 2013, Bermuda's bid to host the 2017 America's Cup was announced. |
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| It was proposed that if the bid were successful, the city would have received a new Nottingham Forest Stadium. |
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| Various corporations, some publicly held, others private, bid for these contracts, which are often worth many billions of dollars. |
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| In 2000 French government owned C3D made an unsuccessful takeover bid for the company. |
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| In October 2016 it was announced that Nexus was to submit a bid to the Department for Transport in order to gain funding for new trains. |
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| In 2004 campaigners behind the bid expressed disappointment that nothing had been done to take the plans forward in two years. |
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| The tram, manufactured by Merseyside based Tram Power, was being tested as part of a bid to replace the current trams. |
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| In 2012, a number of select colleges were upgraded to university status in a bid to increase the intake of students into the degree program. |
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| Prince Harry is taking girlfriend Chelsy Davy on a make-or-break African holiday in a bid to heal their troubled relationship. |
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| After a lengthy battle, Regan's bid was seen off and two senior CWS executives were dismissed and imprisoned for fraud. |
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| On 6 July 2005 Trafalgar Square hosted the announcement of London's bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics. |
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| A new bid is expected to be launched for the 2024 Olympics, when the time comes. |
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| In 2015, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association submitted a bid for snooker to be played at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. |
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| London's successful bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics also meant that it hosted the 2012 Summer Paralympics. |
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| The successful bid by London for the 2012 Summer Olympics prompted the FA to explore how a team could be entered. |
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| The emirate's bid beat the United States in a final round of voting last December. |
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| Following the challenge by HMRC, the club was put up for sale by KPMG, and again Ken Bates's bid was accepted. |
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| Elland Road was named in December 2009 as one of the contenders for the England 2018 World Cup bid. |
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| As a result of the bid, Leeds drew up plans to redevelop parts of Elland Road and increase the stadium's capacity. |
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| Old Trafford Cricket Ground had bid for the third venue, but Trent Bridge was chosen for its closer proximity to the two London grounds. |
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| The Turin bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics was also shrouded in controversy. |
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| The allegations also served to sour many IOC members against Sion's bid and potentially helped Turin to capture the host city nomination. |
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| Whistler would go on to be associated with neighbouring Vancouver's successful bid for the 2010 games. |
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| Stricter rules were adopted for future bids, and caps were put into place as to how much IOC members could accept from bid cities. |
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| Samaranch set up a commission to investigate the corruption and introduced reform of the bid process as a result of the scandal. |
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| Following his retirement, Samaranch played a major role in Madrid's bid for the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, though both were unsuccessful. |
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| Throughout the process, Paris was widely seen as the favourite, particularly as this was its third bid in recent years. |
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| The final nations that bid for the right to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup were England, Japan, South Africa and Italy. |
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| In September 2007, The Guardian reported that the Rugby Football Union had decided to submit a bid. |
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| The Italian bid offered the largest cities and stadiums in the country and promised a fast domestic train system. |
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| Italy beat Germany, Austria and Spain to win the bid for 44th edition of Ryder Cup. |
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| The stadium was a downscaled version of that proposed during Manchester's bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics. |
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| The Manchester Velodrome was built in 1994 in preparation for an Olympic bid, but subsequently hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games. |
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| In 2003, Belfast had an unsuccessful bid for the 2008 European Capital of Culture. |
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| In 2008, a controversial bid to allow oil transfer between ships in the firth was refused by Forth Ports. |
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| Sighthill was home to Scotland's largest asylum seeker community but area is now regenerated as part of Youth Olympic Games bid. |
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| Low bid for sewerings, submitted by Buckeye Engr. Co., Norwalk, Ohio. |
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| To promote the bid they had this slogan, 'Glasgow Smiles Better', which, when you consider what a Glasgow smile is, is a pretty negative association to make. |
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| I did my bids for that month and I misbid, and I bid all weekends. |
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| Allegations against FIFA officials have also been made to the UK Parliament by David Triesman, the former head of England's bid and the English Football Association. |
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| In May 2012, the club made a formal bid to purchase Battersea Power Station, with a view to developing the site into a new stadium, but lost out to a Malaysian consortium. |
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| But if in yours you should allow your selves this unnatural way of proceeding, the Consequence would be that you must take up with Induction, and bid adieu to Demonstration. |
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| Henry did not give up on his hopes for a crusade, but became increasingly absorbed in a bid to acquire the wealthy Kingdom of Sicily for his son Edmund. |
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| In 2010 York's city council and a number of heritage organisations submitted a bid for York's entire city centre to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
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| York's bid failed, leading to 'disappointment' from the team involved. |
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| After London was selected to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, the Royal Mint successfully won its bid to manufacture the games' Olympic and Paralympic medals. |
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| In 383, the Roman general then assigned to Britain, Magnus Maximus, launched his successful bid for imperial power, crossing to Gaul with his troops. |
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| By August 937 Olaf had defeated his rivals for control of the Viking part of Ireland, and he promptly launched a bid for the former Norse kingdom of York. |
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| In June 2006, The Daily Telegraph reported that the Marylebone Cricket Club and Surrey CCC had put in a joint bid to host the tournament at Lord's and The Oval. |
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| Harold, perhaps to secure the support of Edwin and Morcar in his bid for the throne, supported the rebels and persuaded King Edward to replace Tostig with Morcar. |
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| Ultimately, Dundee's bid was unsuccessful, with Hull winning the contest. |
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| In 1998, it was reported that several IOC members had taken bribes from members of the Salt Lake City bid committee for the hosting of the 2002 Winter Olympics. |
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| The two companies had always worked together, in a bid to maintain their profits against competition from the railways, and amalgamation seemed to be a logical step. |
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| Birmingham was selected ahead of London and Manchester to bid for the 1992 Summer Olympics, but was unsuccessful in the final selection process, which was won by Barcelona. |
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| A prominent IOC member, Marc Hodler, strongly connected with the rival bid of Sion, Switzerland, alleged bribery of IOC officials by members of the Turin Organising Committee. |
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| The bid was withdrawn on 25 November 2008 due to a global recession. |
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| A flag featuring the logo was used extensively during the bid process. |
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| Welsh busied himself through fights, preparing for a possible title bid. |
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| International groups attempted to pressure the IOC to reject Beijing's bid in protest of the state of human rights in the People's Republic of China. |
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| However, the bid has been embroiled in much controversy, including allegations of bribery and interference in the investigation of the alleged bribery. |
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| It specifically demanded that the Yugoslavia end its offensives against the KLA whilst attempting to convince the KLA to drop its bid for independence. |
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| Many hedge funds had accumulated large positions within the LSE, and many managers of those funds, as well as Furse, indicated that the bid was still not satisfactory. |
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| A takeover bid or a merger agreement through the stock market is one of the simplest and most common ways for a company to grow by acquisition or fusion. |
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| Canadian firms can bid for and receive contracts to work on programmes. |
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| The Games also made use of venues that already existed before the bid. |
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| Maximus' bid for imperial power in 383 coincides with the last date for any evidence of a Roman military presence in Wales, the western Pennines, and the fortress of Deva. |
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| In 2005 London secured the bid for the 2012 Summer Games with a cost estimate that two years later proved inadequate and was revised upwards with around 100 percent. |
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| On 24 September 2014, Sturgeon officially launched her campaign bid to succeed Salmond as Leader of the Scottish National Party at the November leadership election. |
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| On 1 February 2008 it was announced that the Government had agreed to the joint BTS and Blackpool Council bid for funding toward the total upgrade of the track. |
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| In January 2008, in Anchorage, Alaska, friends and relatives gathered to bid their last farewell to 89 year old Marie Smith Jones, a beloved matriarch of her community. |
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| Lloyds TSB continued to take part in the consolidation, making a takeover bid for Abbey National in 2001, which was later rejected by the Competition Commission. |
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| In fact, earlier that year, the corporation owned by the German government won the bid to provide ATC services for Gatwick Airport in the United Kingdom. |
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| In 2001 the PGA European Tour decided to put out the Ryder Cup hosting rights from 2018 through 2030 to a competitive bid process throughout Europe. |
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| One of its more famous renditions was by the dignitaries of Manchester's bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games, just after they were awarded to Sydney. |
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| In 1936, by which time unemployment was lower, 200 unemployed men made a highly publicized march from Jarrow to London in a bid to show the plight of the industrial poor. |
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| She frequently donates original artworks for charity auctions, and has often adopted the role of auctioneer on the charity night to help increase the highest bid. |
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| The 2002 Commonwealth Games set a new benchmark for hosting the Commonwealth Games and for cities wishing to bid for them with a heavy emphasis on legacy. |
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| On 13 July 2011, Rupert Murdoch announced that the company would withdraw its takeover bid for BSkyB due to concerns relating to the News of the World scandal. |
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| A few weeks after the deal, ITV went to the High Court to get an injunction as it believed their bid details had been leaked before the decision was taken. |
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