bidding war

They will probably not get in a bidding war for him.

I went into a bidding war with two other people.

What if you held a bidding war and no one wanted to fight?

It was the second time they had been in a bidding war and lost.

That's just what they need, a bidding war from outside.

The politics of this bidding war for the middle class is clear enough.

He has now entered the bidding war for the middle class.

Others are more concerned about the potential for an international bidding war.

Even then, they almost lost their apartment to another couple in a bidding war.

The two groups may not literally be in a bidding war.

I find myself very rarely in a bidding war these days.

The move set off a bidding war for the company and its assets.

He and his wife have lost five bidding wars since April 1.

"Two people got in a bidding war over it," he said.

Or perhaps, heaven help us, we're in for another bidding war.

Wall Street clearly believes that the bidding war is not over.

We did not want to go into a bidding war."

Logic is often lost in the heat of a bidding war.

There was actually a bidding war among a number of studios.

There was not likely to be a lively bidding war.

I certainly don't want to be involved in a bidding war for their services.

Indeed, in the end the supposed bidding war may not turn out to be much of a battle.

There is little likelihood that the bidding war will end soon.

"I'd love to see this get into a bidding war."

"But it's not a situation where we'd get into a bidding war with other clubs."