Sentence examples for Solicit a bid from inspiring English sources

When negotiating prices, prostitutes will usually make an offer to black clients, but will solicit a bid from a white client.

When Wal-Mart's general counsel solicited a bid for such an investigation, a respected law firm proposed a three-month investigation.

Bear Stearns might accept his offer if it cannot solicit a competing bid.

The trust had hoped to solicit a final bid for Hershey before the end of the month.

"Domenico and Stefano, can you throw in the dress?" Parker had asked earlier, attempting to solicit a steeper bid.

Reason: A poison pill can sometimes be used to solicit a higher bid during a takeover battle.

Lazarus said NBC changed its offer in the second round of the two-stage bidding process, in which the league sent out a tender soliciting a plan and a bid.

It had been a complete charade in a bid to solicit international sympathy and funding.

While the administration went through a formal process to solicit bids, an examination of the way it was handled shows that officials did not aggressively pursue other credit card issuers, raising questions about whether they got the best deal possible.

This month, the city's parks department plans to solicit bids for a new lease for a Cyclone operator; Ms. Albert said Central Amusement, a subsidiary of the Italian company Zamperla, would probably wind up as the new operator.

In rather urgent need of $200 million, and willing to sell a substantial interest in their once off-limits franchise, Wilpon and Katz, after soliciting a range of bids, have narrowed their list of potential partners to three.