Sentence examples for clear bid from inspiring English sources

This looked like a clear bid by China for the leadership of Asia.

Pzszcola, North, had a clear bid of six spades, and Rosenberg, East, gambled with seven diamonds.

This was a clear bid to keep the Nationalist Action Party MHPP) below the 10% threshold needed to win seats.

There was a clear bid to stop him when, in 1980, he was voted off the TUC's senior committee amid cries of "traitor" from other union leaders.

Analysts and diplomats agreed that, so far, EU member Greece had reacted coolly in a clear bid not to be drawn into combat.

The assertion that Mr. Obama is "just too extreme for North Carolina" is a clear bid to stir bigotry in a Southern state.

Janet de Botton (North) made a responsive double, showing values but with no clear-cut bid available.

If there are no concerns, Bradley must clear the bid.

If Hancock decides there are no concerns, he must clear the bid.

New Corp is believed to have been encouraged earlier today by the European Commission's decision to clear the bid on competition grounds.

It was released a day before leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations meet to coordinate efforts to deal with the global meltdown, signaling a clear Vatican bid to prod leaders for a financially responsible future and what it considers a more socially just society.