He unsuccessfully bid for the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Browns.

After I had bid unsuccessfully on a few items, I received an e-mail message from a stranger offering a free critique of my style.

Mariño unsuccessfully bid for the presidency of Venezuela several times in the 1830s and 40s.

He bid unsuccessfully for the job of constructing Hastings Pier in 1869 to 1872.

The Cleveland Orchestra unsuccessfully bid for his appointment as musical director the year before.

Anchorage also has unsuccessfully bid for the Winter Olympic Games several times, with the most recent being in 1994.

Thirteen of the 19 other pairs bid unsuccessfully to slam contracts, and those who reached six clubs could consider themselves unlucky.

Los Angeles had unsuccessfully bid for the two previous Summer Olympics, for 1976 and 1980.

"It was luck," said Ms. Hu, who had unsuccessfully bid on another apartment in the same building just a month earlier.

Many have bid unsuccessfully several times and are primed to move immediately on a new listing.