Pinault is also hoping to win the bidding on a larger venue, the 34, 000-square-foot Punta della Dogana, site of the 17th-century Venice customs house.
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Banks that underwrite these deals are also becoming less risk-averse amid the low-volatility environment and have become more aggressive in bidding to win the deals, also driving down discounts, market participants said.
Williams, who is bidding to win the Flushing Meadows crown for the fourth time, will now meet former champion Clijsters in an eagerly awaited last four clash.
Enormous fees, out of proportion to the work done or the miles flown, also pay for the dead periods between mandates, and for the bidding contests that the banks fail to win.
The Citroen driver, bidding for his sixth win in a row, will begin the leg in fourth, 74 seconds behind the leader but just two seconds behind the Citroen of third-placed Petter Solberg.
Second seed Verdasco claimed a 3-6 6-4 6-4 win over the American favorite who was bidding for his fourth title in the tournament and his 29th career title.
Meanwhile, having retained the title last year with an unbeaten run in the County Championship, Durham are bidding to become the first county to win a hat-trick of titles since Yorkshire between 1966-68.
Widnes were tipped to win a licence in the last round of bidding in 2008, only to lose out to Salford and Crusaders.
The contrast between the two players could not be greater, with Sjodin seeking a first victory in seven years on the LPGA tour, while Tseng is bidding to become the youngest player in history to win six golf majors.
This time around Ireland, bidding for their first win in the French capital since 2000, made a fast start with Jonathan Sexton missing an easy chance for three points in front of the posts.
Loeb, bidding for a record fifth win in the event was ahead of Finn Mikko Hirvonen.
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Spain are bidding to win their fourth title in the most prestigious event in team tennis in five years but are without the injured Rafael Nadal.
The Tigers are bidding to reach the final for the third straight season, having beaten Ospreys to win the 2007 title before being convincingly beaten by the same opponents a season later.
Murray is bidding to become the first Briton to win the pre-Wimbledon warm-up event since Bunny Austin in 1938.
Animal Kingdom drew the No. 12 post on Wednesday, with Royal Delta bidding to become the first filly to win the race drawing the No. 8 post.
Kaymer is bidding to become the first German to win the Open and only the country's second major winner after Bernhard Langer won the Masters in 1985 and 1993.
England, who are bidding to become the first side to win back-to-back World Cups, have been on an upward curve since losing to South Africa in Paris, beating Samoa, Tonga, Australia and France to reach the final.
Calzaghe is in the top three of most creditable pound-for-pound boxing ratings and is bidding to become the first athlete to win the BBC Wales Sports Personality crown for the third successive occasion and fourth time in all.
"I think it's quite normal because people think they know me, but they don't, " added Mourinho, who is bidding to become the first coach to win the Champions League with three different clubs following his triumphs with Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan in 2010.
Sri Lanka are still bidding to win their first Test in India with the final match starting in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
He will be bidding to become the first British rider to win the Tour while Australia's Cadel Evans will be defending his title.
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Phelps, who swam for six gold medals in the 2004 Olympics and seven in the world championships last year, is bidding to win eight this time.
Leeds United's Harry Kewell is bidding to become only the second player to win the PFA player of the year and young player of the year in the same season.
Federer had not lost before the final at SW19 since 2002 and was bidding to win a record-equalling seventh title.
Vettel has a 13-point lead over Fernando Alonso with three races left of the F1 season and is bidding for his fifth straight win to strengthen his grip on a third title.
To win, Airbus must bid no more than what Boeing is bidding for the 179 planes in the package even though its plane weighs 28 percent more, and has 40 feet more wingspan.
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Chelsea were bidding to become the first side in 125 years to win the FA Cup three years in a row, but they must now regroup for Tuesday's Champions League last-16 first leg away to FC Copenhagen.
Bidding to become the first man in tennis history to win eight titles at the same major championship, Nadal won 6-4 6-1 6-3 against 13th seed Kei Nishikori, the first Japanese man in the fourth round since Fumiteru Nakano in 1938.
Garcia, who first qualified as a 19-year-old in 1999, is bidding to qualify for the sixth time, but is without a win since the 2008 Players Championship and could only place 45th at this year's Masters.
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