The biggest scandal came in 1998 when IOC members were accused of taking bribes during Utah's bid to secure the 2002 Winter Games.

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Normally, when you have a dealer, the dealer has a-- when we talk in terms of price the dealer has an ask, which is higher than the bid.

一般来讲,当你和中间商交易的时候,如果以价格形式谈论,中间商的买入价,会比卖出价高

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James Sherr,with the London-based research organization Chatham House, says there are two reasons for Russia's position, especially when it comes to Ukraine's NATO membership bid.

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And the campaign was plunged into fresh crisis in May when bid chairman Lord Triesman was caught up in a newspaper sting suggesting Spain could drop its bid if rival bidder Russia helped bribe referees at the 2010 World Cup.

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And the interest on that loan has, in most cases, not been figured into my bid when I bid these jobs.

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Likewise, when Ford bid auf wiedersehen to their German Merkur brand or when Chrysler furled the sails on Plymouth, owners of these vehicles weren't suddenly cast adrift.

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