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The company offers digital services beyond search already, launching and expanding mapping services and translation apps, for instance, in a bid to drive growth as its domestic search share (60.5% as of Q4 2012) has not grown significantly in recent quarters.

For instance, in a bid to reach the $25 free shipping limit, some people will end up spending more than they would have by paying for shipping.

Authorities limit purchases of basic items — nearly 4.5 pounds of pasta or rice per customer for instance — in a bid to restrict hoarding.

I'm putting in a bid today.

Vatanen last week applied to the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris in a bid to ensure this Friday's election is "fair and transparent".

(This is true even in small ways: For instance, accepting a bid on a Friday may invite buyer's remorse on the weekend).

If you look at bids for the Mississippi Valley region over the last few rounds, for instance, there was a bid for $884 million in Round 24, $1.2 billion in Round 25, and $1.4 billion in Round 26.

For instance, last year it lost out to the Williams Companies in a bid for Barrett Resources, a natural gas producer.

The continent's politicians have got off lightly so far (the biggest demonstrations in Paris, for instance, were when "Frigide Barjot" led French Catholics in a bid to stop gay marriage).

In a bid to boost accountability, for instance, Congress wants the director of each institute to personally review and sign off on grants.

The Marriott, for instance, introduced Poland's first voice-mail system in May in a bid to keep up with the demands of Western business travelers.