But I do think the fact that it's come to this - you know, sold to the highest bidder - I just think there were opportunities in the past to, you know, make arrangements to sell the papers.

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Others say Storm's collection of zombies is now being split into pieces, which are sold to the highest bidder--a sort of commando bot-force, available for hire.

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Savills Auctions will sell off the London Victorian on September 20 in a non-distressed real estate auction to the highest bidder.

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All the Kerners wanted to do was grow high-quality grapes and sell them to the highest bidder, plus make a little extra wine for themselves on the side.

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The attorney general's office, which oversees charities in the state, wanted the former board members to carry out a formal appraisal and hire real-estate brokers to sell the property to the highest bidder.

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Finally, the serious enthusiast looking for the rarest of the rare should take a trip through the music listings at eBay, where you'll find everything from promotional one-offs to unusual imports, all for sale to the highest bidder.

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The current discussion with 4 teams is to use 2 of the 4 marquee bowls (Rose, Orange, Sugar, Fiesta) as national semi-finals, and then farm the championship game out to the highest bidder.

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Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Friday defiantly refused to heed a chorus of calls for his resignation, asserting that he will be cleared of charges that he conspired to sell President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder.

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In January, it evaded a court-mandated auction of its telecommuncations subsidiary when in became clear that Singapore Technologies group would be the highest bidder.

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