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It was noted that Toronto's stadium plan was sketchy even as its bid to be the host of the 2008 Summer Games lost to Beijing's last month.

He said the craft would take about the same time to develop as a tanker version of Boeing's smaller 767 jetliner, which the company submitted as its bid last time — though the 777 version would cost more simply because it would be bigger.

Plaid Cymru supports the idea but said Wales missing out on the bid to host the UK government's "Green Investment Bank" in Cardiff was "the first serious test of this Welsh government's new enterprise zones policy and they have been found sorely wanting as its bid for the Green Investment Bank failed to pass the first hurdle".

Throughout the bidding process and leading up to the vote at the 117th IOC Session, Paris was widely seen as the favourite, particularly as its bid was the city's third in recent history (previous bids being for 1992 and 2008).

Reports say Renault offered $550 million as its bidding price, although creditors asked for more than $600 million.

Telecom Italia's bid of $504 million was uncontested in the wealthy, densely populated region around São Paulo, as was its bid of $274 million for the remainder of the southern part of the country.

It introduced VoIP audio calling as it began its bid to replace your default phone communication tools.

These days, Panama is looking inland, along the once off-limits Canal Zone, as it makes its bid for foreign tourists.

But the city, which bought the 40-acre campus earlier this year for $91 million as it prepared its bid for the 2016 Games, has already begun demolishing some buildings.

Spain limited Croatia to 3 points in the final quarter as it began its bid for a third straight European basketball title with a 68-40 vintory in Celje, Slovenia.

Throughout the year, Apple has steadily marched forward as it makes its bid to become a $1 trillion company.