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.
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.
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.
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.
But it also carries a big risk: that the seller or buyer may not be negotiating with the best person (ie, the one willing to pay the most, or sell for least).Auctions can overcome these shortcomings by soliciting a wide range of bids from many people.
The Seattle-based tech company orchestrated a year-long competition between cities around the US, soliciting bids for a location to build a second headquarters.
But last month, state officials began soliciting bids for a construction manager to oversee a scaled-back, $1 billion effort to renovate the leaky black-glass Javits Center, which sits between 34th and 38th Streets, and add a truck garage and a small amount of exhibition space.
