Word: bidding
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...almost hear the sigh of relief from moderate politicians across Britain and Ireland. The Northern Ireland peace accord -- that Mitchell-Blair-Ahern bid to capture the middle ground -- has succeeded, according to the first poll taken in the wake of its completion. The Irish Times/Guardian survey shows 73 percent support for the deal north of the border, and 61 percent backing in the Republic. Barring any major upsets, the May referendums should show similar numbers...
...original Harvard proposal was anunsolicited bid," he said. "But it was attractiveenough for the White River board to look...
...Harvard. How many of us even know that we have a champion women's squash team, which won the NCAA title five years in a row and includes the reigning No. 1 player in the country? Finally, some extra publicity could help deserving causes, such as W. Rugby's bid to gain varsity status and secure the additional resources the program merits...
...Although not unexpected (RJR was making loud pullout noises late last week), the move was bold nonetheless; this was (don't laugh) Big Tobacco's bid for sympathy. "Tobacco feels betrayed by the Senate on this deal," says TIME Washington correspondent Bruce Van Voorst. "Senators aren't returning their calls, and the legislation is draconian compared to their deal with the states...
After the speech, Guinier spent nearly an houranswering questions on a variety of subjectsranging from her failed bid for office totechnical questions about proportionalrepresentation to her feelings on returning toHarvard as the first tenured black woman at theLaw School...