The initial offer was for $3 a share and kept getting lower.

His initial offer to the city for the property was $10 million.

If you make your initial offer by phone, follow this up in writing.

Unlike the other two groups, he has not increased his initial offer.

Their initial offer to Sanders was $2.6 million over five years.

The Yankees are expected to make an initial offer of $87 million for six years.

Any improvement on the initial offer should be made slowly.

Then ask if the college would reconsider its initial offer.

"I don't think any team makes an initial offer and expects the guy to take it."

Even if they had agreed to the initial offer, he was confident it would have been a good deal.

But the shares have never traded above the initial offer price of $25.

As a result, his initial offer had been insultingly low.

The family refused the Yankees' initial offer of about half a million dollars.

Live Nation followed their initial offer by offering to run the theatre free of charge until a new management was found.

And others learned that if they threw away an initial offer, there would always be a cheaper one right behind.

Compare the prices and payment terms in their initial offers.

Just before the initial offer, Safeway was trading at more than $43 a share.

"It is not yet clear that the community is prepared to go beyond its initial offer."

Some investors had criticized the initial offer as too low and threatened to sue the company.

Both players rejected the initial offers, but reportedly were still open to negotiation.

The initial offer was for $4.9 billion and it sparked confusion at Beatrice.

"He's not going to sign for the initial offers," Clifton said.

"I'd suggest an initial offer of one hundred and ninety thousand.

The company's initial offer of about $50 per injured person struck him as ludicrously low.

Then last night, Hollinger issued a statement saying the initial offer was never firm.