bidding contest

They could have found a large number of interested clubs and prepared for a bidding contest.

For this was to be a battle of perceptions as much as a straight bidding contest.

"But in the real world we are not going to be in a bidding contest with Starwood."

A bidding contest is always an added attraction.

Some of the analysts said they thought that Best's announcement was intended to open a bidding contest for the company.

I think there are a lot of teams out there who don't want to get into a big bidding contest.

The revised offer raised the possibility of a bidding contest.

Ordinarily, offering securities is considered less attractive than cash in a bidding contest.

We didn't want a bidding contest and went with Spano.

Announcement of the project start came roughly twelve months after Westinghouse won a bidding contest over other companies.