Ronald Suny, with the University of Chicago, sees other reasons why Georgia's and Ukraine's NATO membership bids are In his words, on the very,very distant back burner.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

So we try to model how... like what kind of bids they give and

我们就试着建模，怎样……比方说他们投什么标还有

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and they... there's a clearing house and they give bids.

然后他们……有个票据交换所，他们投标。

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He is replacing Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, whose nine-year rule saw failed power grabs and opposition impeachment bids against her because of allegations of vote-rigging, corruption and rights abuses.

VOA: standard.2010.06.30

Whoever bids higher, that guy gets to play the song.

谁出的高，他们就会弹谁的歌。

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The Bush administration strongly supported their membership bids.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

Mayor Bandic is a controversial figure with media reports that he fled police after being caught driving drunk and allegations he fixes bids for city work projects linked to his friends, while overpaying his aids.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28