"We are very disappointed, particularly as the five bidding cities have all supported the programme we had proposed, " said a BBC statement.

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This sets out the rules of what cities bidding for the games are allowed to do.

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The advice to bidding cities continues with rules of conduct which bidding cities have to adhere to.

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The government and bidding cities would have to raise money to fund new urban transport system, airports, housing projects, hotels, and training and competitive facilities.

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But just as it was easier to suspect foreigners (rather than Libyans) of doing the Colonel's bidding throughout the course of battles for cities like Benghazi and Misrata, so it is now easier to round up those who can be easily distinguished by the colour of their skin.

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"We can see a shift in the bidding to countries and to cities that can afford these Games, " said Janice Forsyth, director of the International Centre for Olympic Studies at the University of Western Ontario.

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Glasgow was among 30 cities in the UK bidding for the money, with the shortlist including London, Peterborough and Bristol.

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Part of the plan involves bidding for funding to make Perth one of the "super-connected cities" which were first announced in Chancellor George Osborne's autumn statement.

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This steep rise may discourage cities from bidding to host the games in future.

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Strict bidding rules prohibit bidding cities from criticising each other, and the IOC indicated that bringing the five bid leaders together in the same room for the discussion in Turin would be unacceptable.

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