Lifan says it is the sole bidder for the factory and wants to bring it here to start producing engines in 2008.

But in subsequent years Vanguard was the sole bidder on five of the contracts.

The sole bidder paid $8.6 million, a record for the artist.

He became the sole bidder on the Oriental vase, and moments later, its owner.

They were bought from a foreign company that was the sole bidder.

Most telling, on 14 of the 32 contracts, Security was sole bidder.

A well-tanned man named Wetzel was the sole bidder.

Australia was the sole bidder for the hosting rights and was officially named host on 5 January 2011.

With the pressure continuing, the development concern withdrew its bid shortly before the church meeting, leaving the black church as the sole bidder.

The bid begins and is finished when a sole bidder remains willing to purchase the lot at the bidder's declared price.