Bids
Santo Domingo beat Guadalajara, Mexico, and Medellin, Colombia, in the voting. Guadalajara later went on to host the 2011 Pan American Games.
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Famous quotes containing the word bids:
“Bookworm, break this sloth urbane;
A greater spirit bids thee forth
Than the gray dreams which thee detain.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“We are time’s subjects, and time bids be gone.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Most of the money given by rich people in “charity” is made up of conscience money, “ransom,” political bribery, and bids for titles.... One buys moral credit by signing a cheque, which is easier than turning a prayer wheel.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)