Sentence examples for housing bid from inspiring English sources

Chao, whose real estate projects dot Taipei and much of the island, was sentenced in March to 4 ½ years in prison for allegedly paying NT$16 million in bribes to a county official in exchange for a public housing bid.

More than eight houses bid on it.

Eight publishing houses bid for the book.

There would always be an in-house bid on the table (or a reason given if there isn't) and social value would be the priority.

As if the story of the book itself were fated to duplicate the story inside the book, my sixth novel, Double Fault, was purchased by Doubleday in 1997 with great fanfare, yet in hardback sold so poorly that no house bid for the paperback until many years later.

The ensuing scandal forced Babeu to end his House bid and resign as Arizona co-chair for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.

HUNTSMAN LEANING TOWARDS WHITE HOUSE BID - Aides to former Utah Governor and current U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman are quietly making arrangements for a possible 2012 presidential campaign.

The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that the Adelsons made their donations to Patriot Prosperity PAC, an independent-expenditure group backing Shmuley Boteach, whose House bid against eight-term incumbent Rep. Bill Bascrell (D-N.J). is considered a long shot but could garner national attention with the big-money injection.

I showed him four houses, bids were submitted on two, accepted on one.

It is common practice for public services to mount in-house bids when offering contracts for public competition.

All I could do was shuffle self-consciously out of her house, bidding the love of my life goodbye, forever.