Thank you Poppy, that is an amazingly generous and sweet offer.

Had a larger firm made an even sweeter offer?

A sweeter offer from Qwest could compel Verizon to raise its bid.

For her, I have a sweeter offer.

A sweet offer . . . yet sweets can be poisoned.

"What a sweet offer," she said.

Analysts said this indicated that some investors believed that an even sweeter offer might surface.

If you'll put up with my rustiness, Cousin, I accept your sweet offer.

Have you some sweet offer for the stupidest of the Clan?

Some investors took that as a sign that Carson might consider a sweeter offer.