I get the feeling that the actual bid was about other things.

That just leaves us with the problem of the actual bid.

Especially in small, private firms the bidders could be evaluated on criteria or factors that have little if anything to do with the actual bid.

He had been viewed as a viable presidential candidate before his actual bid in 1992.

The actual bid for the building was awarded to the RM.

I don't know if he made an actual bid, he may have done.

The actual bid for the fossil was $7.6 million, but with a 10 percent buyer's premium, the total came to $8.36 million.

The actual six-club bid caused North to venture seven clubs, and the opening lead became crucial.

I think the details of our actual bid are still being worked out.

And the actual two no-trump bid, in the sequence shown, suffered from the lack of a heart stopper.