The victims were mostly Shi'ite muslims, in what appears to be a bid to set off further sectarian warfare.

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One is the bid, which is what they'll pay you for a Treasury bill if you want to sell to them.

一个是买入价,就是买方愿意支付给卖方的报价,如果你想卖给他们的话

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That meant examining the bid data, simply what companies had bid for different business and how those contracts were ultimately awarded.

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Instead, it likely bid on a host of less expensive regional slices of spectrum and made sure that the total amount was more than what was bid for the C block.

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"I think what the bid does show is that the club is in decent shape financially and that we were able to make a bid of that significance, " said Hughes, speaking after City's surprise home defeat by FC Midtjylland in the UEFA Cup.

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