But there are still many months left while Wall Street watches and bankers try to seduce new players into a lucrative bidding battle.

But at the contemporary art sales, Christie's had two paintings that brought surprisingly high prices after long bidding battles.

With Stevens's rejection, that plan - unless revised - seemed dead, thus clearing the way for the bidding battle to resume.

A bidding battle over a deal could further change its reputation for mutual back-scratching.

Winn Stanley said she was waiting for news from Britain about the bidding battle.

Pakistan had lost the bidding battle, but proceeded to win the play.

The prospect of a bidding battle for Nabisco appeared to diminish.

At last night's auction, there were enthusiastic bidding battles for the best art.

After a short bidding battle, she approaches the sale counter to hand over $3,250 in cash.

The stock action indicated that Wall Street thinks other suitors will likely emerge, creating a bidding battle.